Margaret Emily Warren was born in Camp Stewart, Ga., on June 18, 1954, but has lived in Tuscaloosa all but four of her 70 years. She grew up attending University Place Elementary, Tuscaloosa Junior High, and Tuscaloosa High schools, going on to earn her bachelorās degree, Magna Cum Laude, and teaching certificate from The University of Alabama in 1976. She then traveled to study in London, Scotland as well as Texas, completing graduate work in political studies, social work and Latin American studies. Warren returning to the Capstone to complete her masterās degree in secondary education in 1992.
Throughout her nearly 50-year career, Warren has remained committed to educating and shaping young minds, first teaching math in Abilene, Texas, and at Westlawn Middle School here in Tuscaloosa, then teaching social studies locally for more than 20 years. She has also home-schooled students in need of flexible scheduling for 12 years, which she continues to do now.
Warren continued to be heavily involved in her community, filling leadership roles in various local councils and committees. Some of these roles include faculty advisory committee member for Eastwood Middle High School, Central West High School, and Central High School, co-chairman of steering committee for scheduling for Tuscaloosa City Schools Secondary Planning Committee and chairman of disruptive students in the Tuscaloosa City Schools Task Force Committee, a member of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Business Round Table, and faculty representative and council secretary of the Central High School West Site Based Management Council, to name a few. From 1987-2004, Warren also served as an adjunct faculty member of the University Clinical Master Teacher Training Program.
Over the years, she has been recognized on multiple occasions for her contributions. Some of those accolades include being a 1991 Alabama 7th Congressional District Nominee for State Teacher of the Year, being selected by Tuscaloosa City Schools to help implement the International Baccalaureate Program as requested by the city and Mercedes-Benz in 1993, being a 1995 graduate of the Leadership Tuscaloosa program, and receiving the 1996-97 Capstone College of Education Society Outstanding Contribution to Education Award. She was also awarded an AmSouth grant for a computer-based history program in 1993 as well as an Alabama Department of Education grant to implement a literature based social studies unit on racial discrimination and the Great Depression.
Outside of her professional life, Warren enjoys spending time with her family, including her two sons, their wives, and her two grandchildren. She and Jimmy, her husband of 48 years, are devoted Christians and members of University Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa. Warren continues to show her passion for teaching and learning and make a lasting impact on her community.