Background
Shaffer, Alice Marguerite was born on November 13, 1937 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of Gilbert T. and Helen V. (Gustafson) Monson.
Shaffer, Alice Marguerite was born on November 13, 1937 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of Gilbert T. and Helen V. (Gustafson) Monson.
Bachelor cum laude, Bethany College, 1959; Master of Arts in Teaching with special honors, Webster U., 1987.
Teacher, Assaria (Kansas) High School, 1959-1962;
teacher, Littleton (Colorado) High School, 1962-1963;
teacher, Wheaton-Warrenville (Illinois) High School, 1978-1979;
teacher, Naperville (Illinois) Control High School, 1979-1982;
teacher, Shawnee Mission N.W. High School, Lenexa, Kansas, 1982-1983;
teacher, department chair, Blue Valley High School, Overland Park, Kansas, 1983-1986;
teacher, department chair, Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park, since 1986. Member North Control evaluation team Baldwin (Kansas) City H.S., 1985, Olathe (Kansas) South H.S., 1983. National writing project consultant Chicago Area Writing Project, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1980.
Evaluator teacher education Kansas State Department Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1986, Benedictine College, Atcheson, Kansas, 1989. Adjunct Professor U. Missouri-Kansas City, Greater Kansas City Writing Project, 1987-1995.
Active Atonement Lutheran Church, Overland Park, since 1982. Member National Council Teachers English, Kansas Association Teachers English, Phi DeltaKappa. F C.
Married Jerry A. Shaffer (deceased). Children: Grant, Andrea, John.