Sam Owens earned a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish, history, and English from Marshall College and a master of arts degree in Spanish literary history from the University of Kansas. He studied C...view moreSam Owens earned a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish, history, and English from Marshall College and a master of arts degree in Spanish literary history from the University of Kansas. He studied Colombian history, geography and literature in Colombia, South America as a recipient of a Hayes-Fulbright Seminar scholarship, and Mexican literature and sociology for a summer semester at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. He also studied methodology and language at the National Defense Education Act Institute at West Virginia University.
Mr. Owens has spent his professional career in the field of public education. He has taught foreign languages at all levels of education; elementary, secondary, and university. Prior to his retirement he served as Supervisor of Foreign Languages for Kanawha County Schools.
Mr Owens is married and resides with his wife, Charlean, in the foot hills of their beloved West Virginia. Currently, he spends his time studying history, literature; gardening, writing, and volunteering.view less