Donna Graves is a proud, native Texan. She attended Texas State University and received a B.S. Education (1980) and M.A. in Theatre Arts and Speech Communications (1988). She taught in several public high schools in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as Texas State, prior to beginning her part-time teaching career with Murray State College in 1995. Along with teaching Speech, Composition I/II, & Basic English at MSC, Donna currently works as the professional writing tutor in the library’s Help Center. Outside of classes on campus, she is also an active volunteer in the MSC Theatre Department and usually can’t resist the temptation to flirt with costume theatrics in and out of the classroom. Professional affiliations include: The American Association of University Professors, The National Communication Association, Teachers of College English in Two Year Colleges, and the Southwest Theatre Association.

Outside of class, Donna enjoys family time with her husband of twenty-one years, Kerry, and fifteen year old son, Grant. She enjoys painting (watercolor/acrylic) and ratting through flea markets with fellow instructor West in hopes of finding a rare pot worth millions of dollars.