Gatton Academy Executive Director Named To Executive Committee Of World Council For Gifted And Talented

Julia Link Roberts, Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, has been elected to a four-year term on the Executive Committee of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC).

“There are seven individuals on the Executive Committee and a country can only have one representative,” Dr. Roberts said. “Previously, I have been one of three U.S. delegates.”  Dr. Roberts is also executive director of The Center for Gifted Studies and The Carol Martin Gatton Academy for Mathematics and Science at WKU.

“I am both honored and thrilled to be serving on the executive council,” she said.  “Gifted children need and deserve all the support we can give.  When we invest in gifted children, we invest in the best possible future.”

The WCGTC is a world-wide non-profit organization whose primary goal is to provide advocacy and support for gifted children. It is a diverse organization networking the globe with an active membership of educators, scholars, researchers, parents, educational institutions, affiliated federations, and others interested in the development and education of gifted and talented children of all ages.

WCGTC headquarters is at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In August, Dr. Roberts will attend the World Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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For more information, contact the Center for Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.