Doris McNeil Welsh

Background

Welsh, Doris McNeil was born in Kansas City, Missoury. Daughter of Zelbert Melbourne and Anna May (Main) McNeil.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1952; postgraduate, U. San Francisco, 1980-1982.

Career

Assistant director, Bing School, Stanford, California, 1966-1976; family development specialist, Children's Hospital, Stanford, 1976-1978; research consultant, Stanford University Medical Center, 1970-1987; director, One Fifty Parker School, San Francisco, since 1978; associate, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1996. Citizen ambassador delegate education and childcare People to People International, St. Petersburg, Russia, Vilnius, Lithuania, Budapest, Hungary, 1993. President of the board directors Support for Parents of Special Children, San Francisco, 1986-1987.

Board directors Family Svc. Association Mid-Peninsula, Palo Alto, California, 1970-1980. Leader Summer Camp for Pre-Schoolers, East Palo Alto, 1970-1973;leader parenthood discussion groups University of Chicago, 1963-1964.

Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Doris McNeil Welsh has been listed as a noteworthy Early childhood education specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Irving Mental Hospital, Chicago, 1963. Member National Association Education Young Children, Association Childhood Education International, World Affairs Council, Audubon Society, Sierra Club.

Interests

• Avocations: natural sciences, hiking, horseback riding, gardening.

Connections

Children: J. Randall, Valerie M.

Father:

Zelbert Melbourne McNeil

Mother:

Anna May (Main) McNeil

child:

J. Randall Welsh

child:

Valerie M. Welsh