Occupation: Various in the fields of Theater and Communication. In 1970 I was a teacher at Courter Tech HS in Cincinnati, OH and Lecturer in Speech at Univ of Cincinnati. By ’72 I had moved to Oak Hills HS where I taught English and speech until I retired in 1986. I continued to teach speech at UC, rising to rank of Asst. Professor; retired from Evening College in 1999. Other jobs and activities: UC Arts and Sciences Communication dept: teaching for 4 years; Cincinnati Museum Center: Historical Costume restoration, 3 years; Univ. of Cincinnati Med School: Standardized Patient, 13 years (last 4 as a SP Instructor); UC Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) Teach Playwriting Class, 10 years.
Concurrent with the above paying jobs (except ILR), I worked in various Theater and acting jobs since I came to Cincinnati in 1962: from Alma in Summer and Smoke, 1964, to the grandmother in Crossing Delancy, in 2001. Directed many plays in High School (Diary of Anne Frank, Our Town, The Miser among others); Community Theater: He to Hecuba, Whodunnit among others; Professional: staged opera The Magic Flute for Henry Humphries (Bill Giles sang in this production). I also acted and played feature roles in local TV productions, including: The Sellin’, A Girl Named Sooner, etc. During this time (1970 to present) I also became a semi-professional photographer, taking pictures of my many travels, of Tri State in the 70’s, and shooting plays while in performance. Another hobby was singing (soprano).
I have sung in various choirs since 1962, including 5 trips abroad with John Leman’s Cincinnati International Chorale to Russia and Estonia; Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria; Scandinavia; Holland.
Member of Phi Beta Fine Arts Fraternity Assn.
I graduated Stonewall Jackson High School, 1948; Marshall College (now Univ) 1952 with a BA in Speech and Theater; Sociology with minors in English and Psychology. 1955-56 Master’s Degree from Northwestern University School of Speech and Theater; Most of course study at Northwestern toward a PHd in Theater; Additional study at Kansas State Univ, Univ of Cin., Xavier Univ. Also taught in college full time for 6 years: Converse College, Spartenburg, S.C.; Kansas State U., 2 yrs; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 3 years. before moving to Cincinnati.
I learned of Nudism and Tri State from Bill Giles, by becoming one of “Bill’s Girls” that he brought out to camp. For the rest, except Mary Stewart, they all ‘had their fling’ and moved on. I stayed. Bill and I investigated and sporadically attended the Blue Rock Nudist Club at Cincinnati. It was too close to home, too expensive, and we just did not “fit in” with the membership. Tri-State was a perfect fit for our camping needs, lifestyle, etc.