ELKO, NV, October 22, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Wendy Lee Bernhard with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Ms. Bernhard celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Bernhard earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French education with high distinction from Arizona State University in 1969, where she was named to Who's Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She completed a Master of Divinity degree in 1981 and a Master of Theology in missiology in 1997 from Fuller Theological Seminary. She has notably been recognized in Outstanding Young Women in America.
A celebrated educator of more than forty years, Ms. Bernhard began teaching French and English at First Baptist Christian School in North Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1972. She served as an administrative assistant and continuing education French instructor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (1974-1977) before beginning her studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she also worked as a secretary and French instructor (1977-1980). She spent one year of her theological education at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Evangélique in Vaux-sur-Seine, France, where she also worked part time.
Accepting a missionary opportunity in 1983 to teach adult education in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) through the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Ms. Bernhard found success over the next three decades doing what she loved. In addition to teaching adults who wanted to become pastors, she was also instrumental in leading responsible living skills seminars for young people. She was ordained to the pastoral ministry by the Congo Baptist Community in 1986. Inspired by her desire to share the Christian faith, Ms. Bernhard attributes her success to the support of friends and family.
Ms. Bernhard moved to Elko, Nevada, in 2012, just prior to her retirement from the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society. In Elko, she has volunteered her time with various church programs, the California Trail Interpretive Center, the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and the Terrace at Ruby View Senior Citizens Center. She has worked part time and taught in Continuing Education at Great Basin College She enjoys bowling and playing pickleball and is a member of Toastmasters International and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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