Doris Cullins was born in Fate, Texas in 1922. She attended Rockwall schools and graduated from Rockwall High School. Mrs. Cullins became a teacher after graduating from East Texas Teachers College, now known as Texas A&M Commerce University. After twenty years in the classroom, Mrs. Cullins became Rockwall’s first female school administrator. She opened three schools, serving as the first principal of Rockwall Intermediate, Amanda Rochell Elementary, and Virginia Reinhardt Elementary Schools.