Background
Salisbury, Alicia Laing was born on September 20, 1939 in New York City. Daughter of Herbert Farnsworth and Augusta Belle (Marshall) Laing.
Salisbury, Alicia Laing was born on September 20, 1939 in New York City. Daughter of Herbert Farnsworth and Augusta Belle (Marshall) Laing.
Student, Sweet Briar College, 1960. Bachelor, Kansas University, 1961.
Member Kansas Senate, 1985—2000, vice president, chairman commerce committee, telecommunications stragegic planning, 1995, vice chairman ways and means committee, member utilities committee, joint committee on economic development, member organization and calendar rules committee, member joint committee corrections and juvenile justice, member confirmations oversight committee.
Elected member State Board Education, Topeka, 1981-1985, Kansas. Past president Junior League of Topeka. Trustee Leadership Kansas, 1982-1989.
Board directors Topeka Community Foundation, since 1983, Topeka Public School Foundation, 1985-1989, Capitol Area Plaza Authority, since 1989, Kansas Inc., since 1996, Mid-American Manufacturing Technology Center, 1994-1996, member workers' compensation fund oversight committee, 1993— Stormont-Vail Hospital Auxiliary. Member advisory commission Juvenile Offenders Program, Kansas, 1985-1995. Member advisory board Topeka State Hospital, Kansas Action for Children, since 1982, Kansas Insurance Education Foundation, 1984-1995, Youth Center at Topeka, since 1987.
Steering committee One Stop Career Center, 1996, Interstate Cooperation Committee Council State Governments. Member National Federation Republican Women. Past board member United Way Greater Topeka, American Red Cross, Family Service and Guidance, Topeka, Shawnee County Mental Health Association, Florence Crittenton Services, Topeka, Topeka City Commission Governmental Advisory Committee.
Chairman Topeka State Hospital Grounds Advisory Committee. Member Kansas Workforce Investment Partnership Council. Member National Conference State Legislators (executive committee), National Republican Legislators' Association (National Republican Legislator of Year 1993, Gold Rose award 1992, Business Guardian award 1990, 99, Outstanding Individual Legislation Achievement award 1989), Shawnee County Republican Women, Kansas State History Society (executive committee), Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Married John Eagan Salisbury, June 23, 1962. Children: John Eagan Junior, Margaret Salisbury La Rue.
