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-= COLEMAN WHEELER =-

e-mail Address:
adventur@midwest.net

-= THE GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE CLUB =-
Website URL:
https://www.angelfire.com/il/adventureclub

-= THE CREATIVE WORLD OF COLEMAN WHEELER =-
Website URL:
https://www.angelfire.com/il/adventureclub/index1.html

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-= MY PRIMARY OBJECTIVE =-
whether by teaching, the arts, or other creative endeavor,
is to help affect the world in positive ways.

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2015:
Campaign Staff For
-= DANNY STOVER FOR MAYOR =-
- Centralia IL -

"He's One of Us!"


2014-Present:
Inspired The SSM (Sisters of St. Mary) HEALTHCARE SYSTEM In MO & IL
To Become Among TOP LEADERS In The Human Rights Campaign's
-= HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX =-
That Includes 4-Core Principles: LGBT Patient Non-Discrimination, LGBT Equal Visitation,
LGBT Employee Non-Discrimination, & Employee LGBT Training In All of Their Locations:
ST. LOUIS AREA: St. Mary's Hospital, DePaul Health Center,
Cardinal Glennon Childrens Medical Center, St. Joseph Hospital West,
St. Joseph Healthcare Center & St. Clare Health Center In MO,
& In ILLINOIS: St. Mary's Hospital In Centralia IL,
& Good Samaritan Regional Healthcare Center In Mt. Vernon IL.


2014: MY SON MIAH WHEELER,
HEAD COACH OF CROSS-SNOWBOARDING TEAMUSA,
Coached His Team To Victory
In The 2014 SOCHI WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES
(Men's Division Swept All 3-Medals & Women's Division Won 3rd Place Medal -
WINNING: 1-GOLD, 1-SILVER, & 2-BRONZE MEDALS
)
- Sochi, Russia/Basalt, Colorado -

Miah Is Former Head Coach of The "Aspen Ski & Snowboard Club"
- Aspen, CO -
&
Head Snowboard Coach of "Windells Academy"
- Mount Hood, OR -
&
Outdoor Coordinator of "Colorado Rocky Mountain School"
- Carbondale, CO -


2014-Present:
The Erection of A New 15-Foot Tall, 12-Family
-= PURPLE MARTIN BIRD HOUSE =-
in Our Northern-most Yard.
- Centralia, IL -


2013-Present:
The Erection of A 6-Foot Tall, Four-Sided
-= WORLD PEACE POLE =-
"May Peace Prevail On Earth"
In Four Languages,
On Our North-Central Lawn.
- Centralia, IL -


2005-Present:
TOP CONTRIBUTOR - TRIP ADVISOR
The World's Largest & Most Popular Travel Site.


2012-Present:
The Erection of
A Large 10.5-Foot Tall/6.5-Foot Diameter 3-Bladed
"RAINBOW WIND GENERATOR"
&
A Large 6-Foot Tall/3-Foot Diameter
Ball Bearing Smooth, Metal
"DOUBLE FEATHER WIND SPINNER"
On Our South Lawn
- Centralia, IL -


2012:
Campaign Staff For
-= DANNY STOVER FOR ILLINOIS STATE SENATE =-
"He's One of Us"
- Centralia, IL


2011-Present:
The Creation of
A 12-Foot Tall "MUSICAL, DANCING, CHRISTMAS TREE
WITH FALLING SNOWFLAKES ILLUMINATION"

An Intricate Annual Computer-Generated Outdoor Display
Featuring 440-Multi-Colored Energy-Saving LED Lights
Moving In 9-Continuous Vertical & Horizontal
Design Sequences Every 4-Minutes,
Set Against A Background of
A 20' High x 30' Wide Animated Panoramic Motion Projection.

- Centralia IL -


2011-Present:
"THE GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE CLUB"
Is Now Immortalized By The
"Centralia Area Historical Society" In The
"CENTRALIA AREA HISTORICAL MUSEUM"
- Centralia IL -


2011:
Our Yard Is Now Officially Designated As
"A CERTIFIED NATURAL WILDLIFE HABITAT"
(By The "National Wildlife Federation")
For Providing The Four Basic Elements For Wildlife:
Food, Water, Cover, & Places To Raise Young.
- Centralia IL -


2010:
PHOTOGRAPHER -
"THE COLOURS OF AUTUMN"
- Centralia, IL -


2009 - 2010:
PRESENTER -
"THIS IS YOUR LIFE, GINGER WHEELER!"
Creative Program Honoring My Mom
& Other Educational Programs For
"Meramec Bluffs" Retirement Community
- St. Louis County, MO -

(Presented With A Big 3'x 8'
"WELLCOME COLEMAN" Banner
Created & Colored By The Residents & Staff -
Including My Mom :
)


2009 - Present:
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF -
The World's First
GLBTQ ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL
(Recruited Celebrity "Perez Hilton" To The Cause)
&
QAMP!
Summer Camp Created Exclusively for
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning Youth
(Recruited 5-Time Olympic Diving Medalist "Greg Louganis"
& Celebrity "Perez Hilton" To The Cause
)
- National/International -
- Minnesota -


2008 - 2011:
MEMBER -
ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP
"Centralia Manor"
- Centralia IL -


2008 - Present:
Awarded YAHOO! POWER USER Status

Honoring The Top Yahoo Groups
Owners & Moderators!

(For My Groups Numbering Over 10,000 Members -
From Every Country of The World!
)


2008:
REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER -
Unitarian Universalist Association
2008 CENTRAL MIDWEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin)
- St. Louis, MO -


2008:
STUDENT -
Theatre & Music
KASKASKIA COLLEGE

- Centralia, IL -


2007-Present:
MEMBER, PHOTOGRAPHER, ARCHIVIST, & WEBMASTER -
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP

- Mount Vernon, IL -


2007:
PHOTOGRAPHER -
"CELEBRATING THE FOUR SEASONS"

- Centralia, IL -


2001-2005:
FIELD OPERATIONS STAFF -
EXPERIENCE WORKS!

America's Oldest & Largest Training & Employment Service
For The Nation's Senior Workforce -
(Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette,
Marion, Shelby, Washington, & Jefferson Counties
)
For The U.S. Department of Labor
- Centralia, IL/Washington DC -


2000 - 2003 - 2006:
3-TIME WINNER -
PROJECT PRIDE AWARD

For Community/Home Landscape Beautification
- Centralia, IL -


2006:
MURAL ARTIST -

Presentation of 4' x 4' Circular Mural Artwork
"MEEKO"
To Raccoon Elementary School
- Centralia, IL -


2006:
SPONSOR & INSPIRATION -

For The Artwork of
JIM SCOTT
To Be Exhibited By The Illinois State Museum Galleries:
- In Chicago, Springfield, Lewistown, Lockport, & Rend Lake, IL -


2006:
CAMPAIGN STAFF -
DANNY STOVER

For U.S. House of Representatives
(27-Counties In Congressional District 19)
- Centralia, IL -


2004 & 2005:
COORDINATOR -
- 89TH & 90TH BIRTHDAY/MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATIONS -
FOR MY MOM

With Entertainer Loretta Lynn & Family
- Paducah KY & St. Louis MO -


1995-2013:
AUTHOR & PUBLISHER -
"OUR FRIENDS & FAMILY CIRCLE"

Free Weekly e-Newsletter


1995-Present:
MEMBER -
JUSTICE & PEACE ACTION NETWORK

The United Church of Christ
- Washington DC -


1992-Present:
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR -
THE GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE CLUB

National & State Award-Winning
1,000-Member "Classroom-Without-Walls"
Experiential Education Program
with Emphasis on Diversity, Positive Leadership,
Self-Discipline, Equal Shared Responsibility,
Team Building, Respect, & Cooperation
- Centralia, IL -


1995-Present:
WEBSITES CREATOR -
THE GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE CLUB

&
THE CREATIVE WORLD OF COLEMAN WHEELER


1999:
SPEAKER -
"CELEBRATING THE EARTH FESTIVAL"

(Topic: The Colors of The Wind)
(A Journey Through Native American Art, Music, & Lore)
+
The Creation of 4 - 4'x4' Circular
CREATIVE ENERGY GENERATORS
For The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Carlyle Lake - Carlyle, IL -


1998/2000:
WORLD EXPLORATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST
& EXPEDITION LEADER -
HOYLETON CHILDREN'S HOME

Teacher of Creative World, African,
Asian, Hispanic, & Native American Art/History,
Arts, & Cultures; and Expedition Leader
into Illinois, Indiana, Missouri & Wisconsin,
for Behavior & Developmentally Challenged Students
9-19 Years of Age
- Hoyleton, IL -


1998-2000:
TEACHER-AT-LARGE -
CENTRALIA CITY SCHOOLS

All Elementary and Junior High Schools
(All Subjects/K-8th Grades)
- Centralia, IL -


1998-1999:
NATIONAL PRESS DIRECTOR -
SCOUTING FOR ALL

Advocating Respect & Diversity In Scouting
- Petaluma, CA -

(Recruited San Francisco Mayor "Willie Brown",
National Columnist "Rex Wockner",
& Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund's "Evan Wolfson"
To The Cause
)


1996-2000:
PROGRAM LEADER/ASSISTING DIRECTOR/WEBMASTER -
NATURE'S CLASSROOM

Co-educational, Residential,
Outdoor Experiential Education Program (Grades K-12)
on 400-Acre Forest Preserve at DuBois Center
- DuBois, IL -


1997:
CRUISE COORDINATOR -
ALASKA SIGHTSEEING/CRUISE WEST

Developing & Directing Experiential Educational Cruises
along the "Inside Passage" from Seattle, WA,
through British Columbia, Canada, to Juneau, AK
- Seattle, WA -


1997:
NPFVOA MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AT SEA

(CPR, Lifesaving, & First Aid)
U.S. Coast Guard Certification
- Seattle, WA -


1996:
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR -
- OPENING CEREMONIES -
1996 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

- Atlanta, GA -


1996:
COORDINATOR & INSPIRATION -

For My Mother
GINGER WHEELER
To Be Selected
-= ST. LOUIS MOTHER OF THE YEAR =-
- St. Louis, Missouri -


1995:
DIRECTOR -
BSA HIGH-ADVENTURE PROGRAMS

Okaw Valley Council - Boy Scouts of America
Development & Direction of 9-County
Coeducational BSA Camps in 3-Locations
- South-Central IL -


1995:
PROGRAM DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION -
NATIONAL BSA CAMP SCHOOL

Boy Scouts of America
- Lake Pleasant, IN -


1995:
PANELIST -
GOVERNOR'S YOUTH FORUM
"Youth Problems"

- Centralia, IL -


1992-1995:
INITIATOR/ARTIST/DIRECTOR -
20-CREATIVE MURALS PROJECT

Centralia Senior High School
- Centralia, IL -


1995:
PRESENTER -
ILLINOIS STATE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE
Topic: "Creative Youth Programs"

- Mount Vernon, IL -


1995:
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER -
MULTI-MEDIA FILM PRODUCTIONS
"The Circle of Life" & "The Song of Peace"

- South-Central IL -


1995:
Selected to Receive
"THE CHRISTA McAULIFFE FELLOWSHIP AWARD"

By the Illinois State Board of Education & U.S. Dept.of Education as
"Outstanding, Experienced Teacher -
For Important, Innovative Youth Programs
in Illinois & The Nation."


1995:
WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICA'S TEACHERS

The honor comes from successful former students
who have been cited for academic excellence themselves
in "Who's Who Among American High School Students"
& on "The National Dean's List" -
because "You made a difference in their lives."
WHO'S WHO honors 5% of our nation's best teachers.
- Lake Forest, IL -


1994:
SPONSOR & INSPIRATION -

For High School Student
EMILY PIERCEALL
To Win The
"DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ART CONTEST AWARD"
From Southern Illinois University -
- Edwardsville, IL -


1994:
ART MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR

Okaw Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
- Centralia, IL -


1994:
DIRECTOR -
3,000 of America's Finest Athletes
- OPENING CEREMONIES -
OLYMPIC FESTIVAL '94

Gateway Arch National Monument
- St. Louis, MO -


1994:
SPONSOR & INSPIRATION -

For High School Student
RICHARD SUCH
To Receive A Full, All Expense Paid, Scholarship To Attend
COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
- Denver, Colorado -


1994:
CREW LEADER -
Walt Disney World's
"THE-CASTLE-IN-THE-SKY"

Hot Air Balloon


1990-1995:
FACULTY STAFF -
LIFESAVERS
Crisis, Suicide Prevention, Peer Mentoring & Mediation,
Teen Empowerment Program For High School & College Students
- Centralia, IL -


1990-1995:
TEACHER -
ART/U.S.HISTORY/ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION/
TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
&
CREATOR & DIRECTOR
"THE GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE CLUB"

Student Educational Expeditions
Under & Above Water In The Florida Keys,
Climbing The Rocky & The Great Smoky Mountains,
Exploring Across & Around The Great Lakes,
& Spelunking Underground In The Midwest
Centralia Senior High School
- Centralia, IL -


STAGESET DESIGNS:
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM", "TWELFTH NIGHT",
"ROMEO & JULIET" & "MAYFETE"

("A WORLD OF MUSIC" & "THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE") -
(For The Centralia High School Drama Department)
&
"COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT",
"A NIGHT OF KING'S MUSIK"

(Renaissance Madrigal Festival)
"JOSEPH & HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
& "ON THE 20TH CENTURY"-

(For The Centralia Cultural Society)
&
"RAINBOW BRIDGE" & "TEAR DOWN THE WALL"
(For The Centralia High School Marching Showcase)
- Centralia, IL -


INITIATOR/TEACHER -
SUMMER ART CLASSES FOR KIDS

Centralia Arts Center
- Centralia, IL -


1984-1990:
MANAGER OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT,
CRUISE DIRECTOR, EXPEDITION LEADER
& PHOTOGRAPHER -
CLIPPER CRUISE LINE

(For 3-Cruise Ships of One of the World's Highest-Rated Cruise Lines)
Developing & Directing All Itineraries
on the East & West Coasts of the U.S., Caribbean,
Central & South Americas, & Mexico
- St. Louis, MO -


1989:
MOM & DAD'S 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

I Gave Them An All-Expense-Paid
7-DAY NEW ENGLAND CRUISE
(With Myself As Their Cruise Director)
On The "Nantucket Clipper"
- Boston MA - Nantucket Island MA -
Martha's Vineyard MA, New Bedford MA -
Newport RI - Boston MA -


1984-1990:
ANNUAL RED CROSS LIFESAVING CERTIFICATION

- Fort Lauderdale, Florida -


1987:
Selected As The TOUR GUIDE -
For The "AMERICAN EXPRESS" DIRECTOR OF MEXICAN TOURISM
- St. Louis, MO -


1986:
PROGRAM DIRECTOR -
DEDICATION OF "THE STATUE OF LIBERTY"

July 4th, 1986 - in New York City Harbor
for The Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC
- New York City, NY -


1985:
AUTHOR -
"THE SNORKELER'S GUIDE TO THE CARIBBEAN"

(For Clipper Cruise Line)
- The U.S. & British Virgin Islands -


1984-88:
ARTWORKS:
DRAWINGS OF 50-PORTS-OF-CALL -

U.S., Caribbean, Mexico, Central & South Americas
(For Clipper Cruise Line)


1983:
TEACHING STAFF -
"ST. LOUIS ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS"

- St. Louis County, MO -


1983:
TEACHING STAFF -
LAKESIDE CENTER FOR BOYS

Residential Home For Emotionally-Challenged Youth
- St. Louis County, MO -


1983:
YOUTH PROGRAMS STAFF -
ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM

- St. Louis, MO -


1982:
PRESENTER -
CREATIVE FILM-MAKING
ASPEN CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

- Aspen, CO -


1981-1983:
TEACHER -
ART & GIFTED/TALENTED PROGRAM

Roaring Fork High School
&
Carbondale Elementary School
- Carbondale, CO -


ARTWORK:
4' x 8' ACRYLIC MURAL
"A GOD'S EYE VIEW OF THE PERRY RANCH"

- Carbondale, CO -


STAGESET DESIGNS:
"AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS"

(For Colorado Mountain College
& The Crystal River Opera Association)

- Glenwood Springs, CO -
&
"GHOST TOWNS NEVER DIE", "THE RETURN"
& "THE RAINBOW CONNECTION"

- Carbondale, CO -


1981:
INITIATOR/DIRECTOR -
"INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTS OF ARKANSAS"

Program & Exhibition with Emphasis on
Solar, Wind, Geo-Thermal, Hydro-Electric,
& Other Natural Energy Resources.
North Arkansas College
- Harrison, AR -


1980:
Recipient of the
"ARKANSAS CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARD"


1980:
INTERIOR DESIGNER -
FACULTY LOUNGE
North Arkansas College
- Harrison, AR -


1980:
JUROR -
YOUNG ARKANSAS ARTIST EXHIBITION

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER
- Little Rock, AR -


STAGE SET DESIGNS:
"GREASE", "CARNIVAL"
& "WHO KILLED RICHARD COREY"

The Buffalo River Theatre Company
- Harrison, AR -


1976:
FOUNDING MEMBER -
BUFFALO RIVER THEATRE COMPANY

- Harrison, AR -


LOGO DESIGNS:
NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE
&
NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL LIBRARY

- Harrison, AR -


1980:
TEACHER -
LAMA FOUNDATION

Buddhist, Christian, Hindi,
Native American, Sufi Monastery
- San Cristobal, NM -


1979-1981:
INITIATOR/DIRECTOR -
BUFFALO NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER ART WORKSHOPS

- Northern AR -


1978:
ART DIRECTOR -
STEPHENS COLLEGE/PERRY-MANSFIELD CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL

Alma Mater of Composers/Choreographers:
John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Agnes de Mille & Jose Limon
& Actors: Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, & Lee Remick

(The Stephens College Theatre Program
consistently ranks among
The Top 10 College Theatre Programs in the U.S.
)
- Steamboat Springs, CO -


1978:
ARTWORKS:
10-TIE-DYE BATIK/ENVIRONMENTAL BANNERS

- Steamboat Springs, CO -


STAGESET DESIGNS:
"ONCE UPON A MATTRESS"
&
"A CHILDREN'S MUSICAL CELEBRATION"

- Steamboat Springs, CO -


1978:
RECREATIONAL SUPERVISOR -
YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

U.S. FOREST SERVICE
- Steamboat Springs, CO -


1978:
CREATIVE SIGN DESIGN -
"Mount Zirkel Wilderness Lodge"

- Steamboat Springs, CO -


PRODUCER/DIRECTOR -
SCHOOLWIDE "AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE" ASSEMBLY

Harrison Senior High School
- Harrison, AR -


1978-1981:
INITIATOR/DIRECTOR -
ANNUAL 9-NORTH ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOLS
- ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION -
&
NATIONAL MONTHLY ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITIONS

North Arkansas College
- Harrison, AR -


ARTWORKS:
4'x 8' ACRYLIC MURAL:
"THE RIVER JORDAN"

(For SW Missouri Church Baptistry)
&
"ONWARD & UPWARD"


1976:
INITIATOR/DIRECTOR -
CREATIVE MURALS PROJECT

North Arkansas College
- Harrison, AR -


1976-1981:
CHAIRPERSON -
- ART DEPARTMENT -
NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE

Professor of Drawing, Painting, Design,
Art History,& Commercial Art
- Harrison, AR -


1976-Present:
FATHER -
JEREMIAH, CHAMISA, & BENJAMIN WHEELER


1972-1975:
PRACTICING ARTIST -
BUFFALO NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER

- Newton County, AR -


1972-1975:
CREATIVE OUTDOOR SIGN DESIGN -
"The Little House of Mountain Crafts",
"Pie-In-The-Sky Bakery", "Jasper Natural Foods"
"Rimstone Pottery", & "Lost Valley Lodge"
- Newton County, AR -


1975:
PROPRIETOR -
"THE LITTLE HOUSE OF MOUNTAIN CRAFTS"

Buffalo National Scenic River
- St. Joe, AR -


1974:
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR -
- 14-HOUR SIERRA CLUB -
OZARK MOUNTAIN MUSICAL BENEFIT

Ozark National Forest & Buffalo National Scenic River
- Jasper, AR -


1974:
PUBLISHED AUTHOR -
"KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE!"

"Mother Earth News" Magazine - Issue #32


1973:
HOUSE PARENT
-
For 10-Foster Children
"YOUTH BRIDGE"
- Winslow, AR -


1970-1972:
YOUTH COUNCIL COORDINATOR -
OFFICE OF YOUTH ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNOR

Direction of Creative, Coeducational, Youth Programs
as Direct Liaison Between The U.S. Government,
Community, & 7,000 U.S., Panamanian,
& African-American Youth (Ages 12-24)
- Panamá, Canal Zone -


PRODUCER -
"CELEBRATION", "LOVE RIDES THE RAILS",
& "PAUL & CHRISTIAN-IN CONCERT"

- Panama, Canal Zone -


1971:
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR -
The World's First Production of
"JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"

- Panamá, Canal Zone -


1970-1971:
FOUNDER/SCOUTMASTER -
BSA TROOP 7

Canal Zone Council - Boy Scouts of America
- Balboa, Panamá Canal Zone -


1971:
PANELIST -
ARMED FORCES TELEVISION
"Creative Youth Programs"

- Panamá, Canal Zone -


1970:
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT -
ESALEN INSTITUTE

- San Francisco, California -


1969-1970:
TEACHER -
ART & YOUTH CLUB SPONSOR

Curundu Junior High School
- Panamá, Canal Zone -


1969:
SELECTED EXHIBITOR -
"SOUTHWESTERN U.S. JURIED ART EXHIBITION"

- Midland, TX -


1968:
CREATIVE FILM PRODUCER/DIRECTOR -
"GOLDEN UNDER THE SUN"

Carlsbad Municipal Schools
- Carlsbad, NM -


1968:
SPONSOR & INSPIRATION -

For 7th Grade Student
CARL MELTON
To Become ELECTED PRESIDENT of The
S.E. NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS
- Carlsbad, NM -


1968:
ESCORT -
For The Annual
"PECOS VALLEY PECAN FIESTA"
For Attendant (& Now Atlanta Attorney)
HOLLY ABERNATHY
- Carlsbad, NM -


1966-1982:
LEADER (U.S.-At-Large) -
AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE (AFS)

International/Intercultural Student Exchange Program
- New York City, NY -
Direction of a Wide-Variety
of Creative Youth Programs
for Students from 27-Nations
- Across the U.S. -


1966-1969:
TEACHER -
ART/YOUTH PROBLEMS/MUSIC APPRECIATION/
STUDENT COUNCIL & INITIATOR OF EDUCATIONAL TOURS

(To "Hemisfair" In San Antonio TX,
Into The Grand Canyon of AZ By Muleback,
& Into The Copper Canyon of Mexico By Train
)
Alta Vista Middle School
- Carlsbad, NM -


1968:
TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Alta Vista Middle School
- Carlsbad, NM -


STAGESET DESIGN:
"A MEXICAN FIESTA!"
& "CHRISTMAS CHORAL CONCERT"

- Carlsbad, NM -


1968-1969:
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER -
S.E. NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS

- Roswell, NM -


1969:
Recipient of
"THE ORDER OF THE ARROW"
STAFF SERVICE AWARD

St. Louis Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
- St. Louis, MO -


1961-1978:
ADDITIONAL CAMP STAFF EXPERIENCE:

* CAMP WYMAN -
Arts & Crafts Counselor
United Fund/Kiwanis Camp
for Inner-City Children
- Eureka, MO -

* JEWISH CAMP COUNCIL ASSOCIATION (JCCA)
Counselor
- St. Louis County, MO -

* CAMP MAY -
Camp Commissioner/Assisting Camp Director
Beaumont Scout Reservation
St. Louis Area Council
Boy Scouts Of America
- Eureka, MO -

* CAMP WINNARAINBOW
Teacher
Lama Foundation
- San Cristobal, NM -


1978/1981/2008:
POST-GRADUATE WORK:

* STEPHENS COLLEGE -
- Columbia, MO -

* UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS -
- Fayetteville, AR -

* KASKASKIA COLLEGE -
- Centralia, IL -


1961-1966:
COLLEGE & GRADUATE WORK:

* UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI -
- Columbia, MO -

1966 - MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION/ART
1965 - BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION/ART
(With A Minor In Spanish)

* WHO'S WHO -
MU Men's Residence Hall Association
- University of Missouri -

* GOVERNOR -
Vest House - Hatch Hall
- University of Missouri -

* PERSONNEL ASSISTANT -
Stephens House
McReynolds Hall
- University of Missouri -

* SOCIAL CHAIRPERSON -
Hadley House
Hadley-Major Hall
- University of Missouri -

* COORDINATOR -
Campuswide Hootenanny!
- University of Missouri -

* COVER ARTIST -
"Showme" Magazine
- University of Missouri -

* WINNER -
U of MO Student Union Photography Contest
- University of Missouri -

* SEMI-FINALIST -
Campuswide Tennis Intramurals -
- University of Missouri -

* PRESIDENT - MU Chapter
- Delta Phi Delta National Art Honorary
- University of Missouri -


1957-1961
NORMANDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL -

- St. Louis County, MO -

* STAFF ARTIST -
"Courier" High School Newspaper

* VICE-PRESIDENT -
Art Society

* MASTER-OF-CEREMONIES -
Beaux Arts Ball

* MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS:
Lerner & Lowe's
"BRIGADOON"
&
Gilbert & Sullivan's
"THE MIKADO"

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