Background
Schmidt, Ardella May was born on November 3, 1936 in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Ray Phillip and Olga Betina (Odland) Anderson.
Schmidt, Ardella May was born on November 3, 1936 in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Ray Phillip and Olga Betina (Odland) Anderson.
AS, St. John's College, 1956. Bachelor of Science, Concordia Teachers College, 1959. Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction, Kansas State University, 1980.
Elementary teacher, Zion Lutheran School, Mount Pulaski, Illinois, 1956-1957; elementary teacher, Webster Gardens (Missouri) Lutheran School, 1957-1959, 60-62; chapter 1 teacher, Immanuel Lutheran School, Rolla, Missouri, 1970-1974; chapter 1 teacher, Clay Center (Kansas) Public Schools, 1974-1982; chapter 1 coordinator, teacher, Colby (Kansas) Public Schools, since 1982.
Named Kansas Volunteer of the Year in Benevolent Organization, governments' Committee for Volunteers in Kansas, Topeka, 1990. Member International Reading Association, Kansas State Reading Association, Golden Horizon Reading Council (president 1992-1993), Kansas Education Association, Aid Association for Luths. Branch 3648 (president since 1990), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Warren Walter Schmidt, December 28, 1961. Children: Rachel, Luther, Joanna.