Background
Gallagher, Blanche Marie was born on August 28, 1922 in Waverly, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John Joseph and Blanche Marie (Jacobson) Gallagher.
art and religious studies educator
Gallagher, Blanche Marie was born on August 28, 1922 in Waverly, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John Joseph and Blanche Marie (Jacobson) Gallagher.
Bachelor, Mundelein College, Chicago, 1944. Master of Fine Arts, Catholic University America, Washington, 1956.
Teacher Mount Carmel Country Day School, Wichita, Kansas, 1947—1949. Teacher high school Holy Angels Academy, Milwaukee, 1949-1954, Xavier High School, St. Louis, 1954-1955. Professor art and spirituality Mundelein College, Chicago, 1955-1991, chairman art department, 1961-1973, 78-79.
Professor pastoral studies Loyola University, 1991—2004, professor emerita, 2004. Guest professor Graduate Theological Union, University California, Berkeley, 1988. Spiritual director Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, 1989.
Advisory board Elementary and Secondary Education Act grants, Springfield, 1968-1974. Advisory board Quest: Center for Spiritual Development, 1988-1995. Vice president Pastoral Counseling Service, 1988-1994.
Advisory board North America Conference on Religion and Ecology, 1990-2003. Researcher Lily Foundation, Indianapolis, 1976-1977, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, 1965. Presenter, leader workshops, Delhi, India, 1976, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1977, Kyoto, Japan, 1995, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Keynote speaker Christian Family Movement, Dubuque, Iowa, 1992. Lecturer in field.
Member of Amnesty International.