She grew up in Decatur, GA, attending Winnona Park Elementary School and Decatur Girls High School. She was a champion swimmer and participated in the Havatlanta Program, and also served as President of the Decatur High School Student Body. Following graduation, she attended Agnes Scott College where her good friend, Lucy Robertson Greene, introduced her to Lucy's brother, Ernest. After a Christmas Day wedding in 1955, they were stationed at several military bases, but returned to Atlanta to start a family. They moved to Sandy Springs in the mid-1960s.
After her children began elementary school, she returned to the classroom as a third-grade teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School. In 1975, she was the first Teacher of the Year for the Fulton County School System and soon became a principal. She earned a master's degree in Education, an education specialist degree, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University. She was the principal of Heards Ferry Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School, and Crabapple Middle School. She was recognized for her many contributions to education in Fulton County and the state of Georgia, including the National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation in 1990. She served as a consultant to many Georgia schools, helping them achieve Blue Ribbon School status. Retiring after 25 years of service with the Fulton County Schools, she continued her work representing the U.S. Department of Education as a National Site Visitor for the Blue Ribbon School Program. She was a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, Ernest Lawrence Robertson. She is survived by her daughters, Marybeth Robertson Atkins (Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Sr.), Laura Robertson Ferguson (Thomas Harry Ferguson, Jr.); son, David Lawrence Robertson, Sr. (Beth Kimbrell Robertson); grandchildren, Mary Sutherland Atkins, 1st Lt. Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Jr., Thomas Harry Ferguson, III (Ashton Songer Ferguson), Anne Ferguson Childs (John Caleb Childs), David Lawrence Robertson, Jr. (Kristen Petersen Robertson), Charles (Charlie) Kimbrell Robertson (Caroline McManus Robertson); great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Childs, Wells Early Ferguson, and Jack Everett Childs; sister, Peggy Musgrave Dall; and sister-in-law, Lucy Robertson Greene.
After her children began elementary school, she returned to the classroom as a third-grade teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School. In 1975, she was the first Teacher of the Year for the Fulton County School System and soon became a principal. She earned a master's degree in Education, an education specialist degree, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University. She was the principal of Heards Ferry Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School, and Crabapple Middle School. She was recognized for her many contributions to education in Fulton County and the state of Georgia, including the National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation in 1990. She served as a consultant to many Georgia schools, helping them achieve Blue Ribbon School status. Retiring after 25 years of service with the Fulton County Schools, she continued her work representing the U.S. Department of Education as a National Site Visitor for the Blue Ribbon School Program. She was a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, Ernest Lawrence Robertson. She is survived by her daughters, Marybeth Robertson Atkins (Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Sr.), Laura Robertson Ferguson (Thomas Harry Ferguson, Jr.); son, David Lawrence Robertson, Sr. (Beth Kimbrell Robertson); grandchildren, Mary Sutherland Atkins, 1st Lt. Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Jr., Thomas Harry Ferguson, III (Ashton Songer Ferguson), Anne Ferguson Childs (John Caleb Childs), David Lawrence Robertson, Jr. (Kristen Petersen Robertson), Charles (Charlie) Kimbrell Robertson (Caroline McManus Robertson); great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Childs, Wells Early Ferguson, and Jack Everett Childs; sister, Peggy Musgrave Dall; and sister-in-law, Lucy Robertson Greene.
She grew up in Decatur, GA, attending Winnona Park Elementary School and Decatur Girls High School. She was a champion swimmer and participated in the Havatlanta Program, and also served as President of the Decatur High School Student Body. Following graduation, she attended Agnes Scott College where her good friend, Lucy Robertson Greene, introduced her to Lucy's brother, Ernest. After a Christmas Day wedding in 1955, they were stationed at several military bases, but returned to Atlanta to start a family. They moved to Sandy Springs in the mid-1960s.
After her children began elementary school, she returned to the classroom as a third-grade teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School. In 1975, she was the first Teacher of the Year for the Fulton County School System and soon became a principal. She earned a master's degree in Education, an education specialist degree, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University. She was the principal of Heards Ferry Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School, and Crabapple Middle School. She was recognized for her many contributions to education in Fulton County and the state of Georgia, including the National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation in 1990. She served as a consultant to many Georgia schools, helping them achieve Blue Ribbon School status. Retiring after 25 years of service with the Fulton County Schools, she continued her work representing the U.S. Department of Education as a National Site Visitor for the Blue Ribbon School Program. She was a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, Ernest Lawrence Robertson. She is survived by her daughters, Marybeth Robertson Atkins (Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Sr.), Laura Robertson Ferguson (Thomas Harry Ferguson, Jr.); son, David Lawrence Robertson, Sr. (Beth Kimbrell Robertson); grandchildren, Mary Sutherland Atkins, 1st Lt. Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Jr., Thomas Harry Ferguson, III (Ashton Songer Ferguson), Anne Ferguson Childs (John Caleb Childs), David Lawrence Robertson, Jr. (Kristen Petersen Robertson), Charles (Charlie) Kimbrell Robertson (Caroline McManus Robertson); great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Childs, Wells Early Ferguson, and Jack Everett Childs; sister, Peggy Musgrave Dall; and sister-in-law, Lucy Robertson Greene.
After her children began elementary school, she returned to the classroom as a third-grade teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School. In 1975, she was the first Teacher of the Year for the Fulton County School System and soon became a principal. She earned a master's degree in Education, an education specialist degree, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University. She was the principal of Heards Ferry Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School, and Crabapple Middle School. She was recognized for her many contributions to education in Fulton County and the state of Georgia, including the National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation in 1990. She served as a consultant to many Georgia schools, helping them achieve Blue Ribbon School status. Retiring after 25 years of service with the Fulton County Schools, she continued her work representing the U.S. Department of Education as a National Site Visitor for the Blue Ribbon School Program. She was a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, Ernest Lawrence Robertson. She is survived by her daughters, Marybeth Robertson Atkins (Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Sr.), Laura Robertson Ferguson (Thomas Harry Ferguson, Jr.); son, David Lawrence Robertson, Sr. (Beth Kimbrell Robertson); grandchildren, Mary Sutherland Atkins, 1st Lt. Joseph Blackshear Atkins, Jr., Thomas Harry Ferguson, III (Ashton Songer Ferguson), Anne Ferguson Childs (John Caleb Childs), David Lawrence Robertson, Jr. (Kristen Petersen Robertson), Charles (Charlie) Kimbrell Robertson (Caroline McManus Robertson); great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Childs, Wells Early Ferguson, and Jack Everett Childs; sister, Peggy Musgrave Dall; and sister-in-law, Lucy Robertson Greene.
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