Background
Martin, Cleo Eileen was born on August 5, 1925 in Goldfield, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Roy Bertram and Fannie Grace (Zinser) Martin.
Martin, Cleo Eileen was born on August 5, 1925 in Goldfield, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Roy Bertram and Fannie Grace (Zinser) Martin.
Bachelor, University Northern Iowa, 1946. Master of Arts, 1954. Postgraduate, University Iowa, 1961.
Teacher English, high schools, New Hampton and East. Waterloo, Iowa, 1946-1953. Teaching assistant, instructor, assistant professor, writing supervisor freshman rhetoric program U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1954, director summer writing workshops Iowa Writing Project, since 1978. Consultant high school and college writing programs.
Director Writing Workshop Iowa Institute on Writing, 1979, 80.
Member Iowa Council of Teachers of English (Distinguished Service award 1986), National Council of Teachers of English, College Conference on Composition and Communication.