Background
Ball, Diane Altman was born on September 4, 1932 in Chattanooga. Daughter of William A. and Louise (Kendrick) Altman.
Ball, Diane Altman was born on September 4, 1932 in Chattanooga. Daughter of William A. and Louise (Kendrick) Altman.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1968. Master of Education, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1977.
Children's library Miamisburg Public Library., Ohio, 1952—1953. Library West Carrollton Junior-Senior High School, 1958—1960. Substitute teacher Miamisburg, West Carrollton and Oakwood City School district, 1964—1968.
Media specialist Oakwood Junior-Senior High School, Dayton, 1968—1987. Adjunct instructor Wright State University. Vice-chairman Ohio Multitype Interlibrary Cooperation Committee, 1975—1981.
Co-founder Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group. Board directors Friends of Wright State University Library., 1988—1993. Member various assessment and evaluation teams for state and private agencies.
Member of American Association of School Libraries (member standards committee since 1976, representative to review committee American University Press Services since 1977, regional director 1978-1981, member executive committee 1981, chairman unit II 1981-1985, chairman AUPS 1982, representative executive committee 1982-1983, 2nd vice president 1984-1985, chairman policy committee 1985-1987), American Library Association, National Education Association, Ohio, Oak Bluffs Council Aging (board directors since 2003), Oakwood History Society, Ohio Educational Library. Media Association (1st past president, co-chairman consolidated project, Merit award 1983), Western Ohio Education Associations, Educational Media Council Ohio, Oakwood Teachers Association, Ohio Association School Librns. (director Western district 1971-1973, state president 1975-1976), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Richard East. Ball, October 10, 1953. Children: David Allen, Anne Louise.