Alvin Menninga

Background

Menninga, Alvin was born on October 11, 1932 in Marion County, Iowa, United States. Son of Gysbert and Ethel (Van Engelenhoven) Menninga.

Education

AB, Calvin College, 1956. MST, Wisconsin State University, Platteville, 1966.

Career

English and Bible teacher Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Christian School. History and English teacher Waldo (Wisconsin) High School. Chair English and speech department Iowa-Grant High School, Livingston, Wisconsin.

Professor English department University Wisconsin, Platteville. Member Southwest Wisconsin In-Svc. Conference.

Achievements

• Alvin Menninga has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Wisconsin Council Teachers of English (district director), National Council Teachers of English, Association University Wisconsin Professionals, American Federation Teachers, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Leanne Gunderson, August 4, 1984. Children: Grace Jones, Ethel Cox, Ruth Rundell, Patricia Filipiak, Anne Lawinger, Janet Fritsch, Leslie Gardner, Karen Underwood, Alvin John, Rebecca.

Father:

Gysbert Menninga

Mother:

Ethel (Van Engelenhoven) Menninga

Spouse:

Leanne Gunderson

child:

Grace Jones Menninga

child:

Rebecca Menninga

child:

Anne Lawinger Menninga

child:

Ruth Rundell Menninga

child:

Leslie Gardner Menninga

child:

Karen Underwood Menninga

child:

Janet Fritsch Menninga

child:

Alvin John Menninga

child:

Patricia Filipiak Menninga

child:

Ethel Cox Menninga