Background
Kadis, Averil Jordan was born on February 28, 1934 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Arrived in the United States, 1954. Daughter of Ivan Averil and Satyavati Chitambar Jordan.
Kadis, Averil Jordan was born on February 28, 1934 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Arrived in the United States, 1954. Daughter of Ivan Averil and Satyavati Chitambar Jordan.
Bachelor, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, 1953. Postgraduate, University Lucknow, 1954. Master of Library Science, We.
Reserve University, 1955. Postgraduate, Syracuse University, 1956.
Young adult service assistant Cleveland Public Library., 1956—1957, young adult service library, 1958—1961. Library Embassy of India, Washington, 1957—1958. Director library service Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, 1961—1962.
Reformed library Enoch Pratt Free Library., Baltimore, 1962—1963, administrative assistant audio-visual department, 1963—1964, adult service library, 1964—1968, public relations assistant, 1968—1982, director public relations division, 1983—1998. Retired; president board directors Avondale Cooperative Apartment Inc., since 2008. Rights and permissions administrator Literary Estate of Half-Life Mencken, Baltimore, since 1980.
Advisory board Friends of Sheridan Library., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1998—1999. Board member Society Preserve Half-Life Mencken Legacy, 2006—2009, trustee emeritus, since 2009. Member of American Association of University Women, Amnesty International, National Resources Defense Council.
Married Phillip Michael Kadis, April 23, 1966.