Background
Reardon, Anna Joyce was born on January 22, 1910 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Leo and Julia Gertrude (Galvin) Reardon.
Reardon, Anna Joyce was born on January 22, 1910 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Leo and Julia Gertrude (Galvin) Reardon.
AB, College St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota, 1930; Master of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1933; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, St. Saint Louis University, 1937.
Instructor mathematics and physical education, high schools in Minnesota and Missouri, 1930-1935; instructor physics and mathematics, Ursuline College, New Orleans, 1936-1937; instructor physics and mathematics, Mount St. Scholastica College, Atchison, Kansas, 1937-1939; instructor physics and mathematics, College St. Teresa, Winona, 1939-1940; instructor physics and mathematics, Loretto Hts. (Colorado) College, 1940-1941; instructor physics, Woman's College, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1941-1942; from assistant professor to associate professor, acting head department physics, Woman's College, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1942-1947; associate professor, head department physics, Woman's College, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1947-1949; professor, head department physics, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1949-1965; professor physics, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1965-1975; emeritus professor physics, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, since 1975. Consultant Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Member lay advisory board Sacred Heart College, Belmont, North Carolina, 1964-1970, board visitors, 1970-1987. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Women, National Education Association, American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, Catholic History Society North Carolina (charter), New York Academy of Sciences, North Carolina Academy of Sciences, North Carolina Education Association, Photograph Society of America, Southern Association science and Industry, George Eastman House Associates, Museum Natural History, Albertus Magnus Guild, Sigma Xi, Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Pi Sigma.