Background
Gier, Audra May Calhoon was born on August 21, 1940 in Bella Vista, Peru. Daughter of Nathan Moore and Olivia Cleo (Hite) Calhoon. came to the United States, 1944.
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Audra May Calhoon Gier
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Bachelor, Austin College, 1962; Master of Science in Chemistry, Kansas State College, 1964; Master of Arts in History of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1974; postgraduate, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1974-1979.
Career
Food technologist, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missoury, 1963-1964;
chemist, Mobay (formerly Chemagro), Kansas City, 1964-1967;
instructor chemistry, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1967-1968;
chemist, Cardinal Chemical Company, Columbia, South Carolina., 1968;
assistant professor of chemistry, Lea College, Albert Lea, Minnesota, 1969-1972;
psychology intern emergency unit, Thistletown Regional Centre for Children & Adolescents, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1975-1977;
associate professor of chemistry, Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City, 1979-1984;
adjunct faculty, Pk. College, Parkville, Missouri, 1982-1992;
environmental chemist, quality assurance specialist, Ecology & Environmental, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, 1987-1995;
president, Delta and Associations, Inc., Kansas City, 1988-1992;
co-founder, vice president, Midwest Science Foundation, Kansas City, 1990-1998. Member adjunct faculty Donnelly College, 1992-1994, dean administration health science program, 1992-1997.
Mentor training program Option Institute and Fellowship, Sheffield, Massachusetts, since 1994. Founding member Nutrition Enterprises LLC dbaGolden West Health Foods, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member of advisory board Kansas City Interfaith Peace Alliance, 1980-1995, board directors, 1982-1985, president, 1985-1986. Board directors Prairie Star District/Unitarian-Universalist Midwest (Upper), 1985-1991. Co-chair Bragg Symposium on Humanism, Kansas City, 1980-1990.
Chair Social Responsibility Committee, Prairie Star District UUA, 1986-1991. Member North America Committee for Humanism and Fellowship of Religious Humanists. Member NAFE, American Association of University Women, American Civil Liberties Union, Daughters of the American Revolution, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, American Chemical Society, American Society for Quality Control (certified 1990-1996), Institute for Society Ethics and Life Sciences, Midwest Bioethics Center, Planned Parenthood, Habitat for Humanity.
Interests
Connections
Married Delta Warren Gier, April 4, 1968.
Awards
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Recipient Social Justice award Social Justice Committee Prairie Star Dist,1985. Named Woman of Year, 1982, Humanist of Year, 1987, All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City.Recipient Social Justice award Social Justice Committee Prairie Star Dist,1985. Named Woman of Year, 1982, Humanist of Year, 1987, All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City.