PASCAGOULA, Miss: Dr. Balwant Singh of Pascagoula, Mississippi, has recently been chosen for biographical inclusion in the 19871988 edition of Who’s Who In American Education. It is the most comprehensive biographical reference to American educational leaders published by the National Reference Press in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Singh is considered a part of its core group of highly qualified individuals who are prominent based on their leadership roles, educational achievements, significant publishing and public speaking experience, and membership in honor societies.
Other prestigious biographical volumes in which Dr. Singh has been chosen include the 1984 edition of International Who’s Who Of Contemporary Achievement, the 198384 sixth edition of The International ‘Who’s Who of Intellectuals, the 198384 twentieth edition of Dictionary of International Biography, the 1983-84 eighth edition of The International Register of Profiles, the 1983~ 84 tenth edition of Men Of Achievement, the 198384 second edition of Directory of Distinguished Americans, the 1983#4 second edition of Two Thousand Notable Americans, the 198586 forty-third edition of Who’s Who In America, the 198384, 198586 eighteenth and nineteenth edition of Who’s. Who in The South and ‘Southwest, the 198283 twelfth editions of Personalities of the South, and the 1975 edition of Outstanding! Elementary Actively involved in professional, civic, and political activities since entering this country, Dr. Singh is a member of the International Platform Assn., Smithsonian Institution, Phi Delta Kappa, National Education Assn., Mississippi Assn. of Educators, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Assn. of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Kappa Delta Phi, Delta State University Alumni Assn., University of Southern Miss. Alumni Assn., International Reading Assn., and numerous other local and state level educational associations. He is also a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Royal Maid and Parent Teacher Associations, and a supporter of the Mississippi Sherff’ Boys and Girls Ranch. Dr. Singh has written numerous educational articles on self-concept, moral judgment, academic achievement of elementary children and student motivation in class. He has also spoken as a guest lecturer at several civic and social organizations on the topics of education and citizenship. Dr. Singh was elected by the Mississippi Democratic Party to serve as an elector of the Electoral College for the State of Mississippi in the 1984 Presidential Election. He is the outgoing President of the Moss Point chapter of the Mississippi Association of Educators National Education Association.
Dr. Singh is an active member of the Sikh Society of the South, headquartered in New Orleans, La, and was a member of the Religious and Educational Committee of the World Sikh Organization in 1986.
His wife, Mrs. Mohinder Kaur Singh, is also a teacher in the Moss Point School System. The Singhs have two children, Ravinder Singh (son) and Davindenjt Kaur Singh (daughter).
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