Dorothy Helene Veon

Background

Veon, Dorothy Helene was born on May 31, 1924 in Oxford, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of John B. and Ella (Robertson) Veon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1945. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1949. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1957.

M. Medical Science, Tulane University, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor education George Washington University, Washington, 1945-1950. Professor education Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1950-1966. Assistant director School of Nursing Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 1966-1968.

Visiting professor Arizona State University, 1959-1960, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1973-1974, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1974-1975, University Vermont, 1966. Bradley University, 1962, University Oregon, 1964. Educational and business consultant Philadelphia, since 1988.

Professor, director division economics and business administration Community College Philadelphia, 1970-1988, National Institutes of Health Schools, 1968-1969.

Achievements

• Dorothy Helene Veon has been listed as a noteworthy educational consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

United States delegate to World Congress of Women, Moscow, 1987. Organizer, speaker United Nations Third World Conference Women, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985, seminar organizer and speaker, United Nations Fourth World Conference for Women, Beijing, 1995. Non-governmental organization Forum for Women, Huairou, China, 1995.

Keynote speaker Wilton Park Conference North Atlantic Treaty Organization, West Sussex, England, 1994. Member conferences International Federation University Women, Mexico City, 1965, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1968, Philadelphia, 1971, Tokyo and Kyoto, 1974, Stirling, Scotland, 1977, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1980, Groningen, The Netherlands, 1983, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1986, Helsinki, 1989, Stanford University, 1992, Yokohama, Japan, 1995. Delegate World Congress Arts and Communications, 1997, 2000.

Board directors Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund for University Women, 1982-1992. Associate Smithsonian Institution. Member National Association of Female Executives, American Association of University Women (national grantee 1968, 84,93, vice president Pennsylvania division 1964-1966, Distinguished award 1985, president Philadelphia branch 1983-1985, National 50 Year honoree 1992), American Academy National Sciences (docent), American Management Association, American Marketing Association, American Business Communications Association (vice president 1962-1965, national fellow 1970), International Society Business Education (United States president 1958-1960), American economic Association, American Accounting Association, American Association National Sciences (docent), World Affairs Council Philadelphia, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia Museum Art, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Art, Mount Vernon Society George Washington University (honorary), National Museum Women in the Arts (Washington), American Museum of Natural History, Geography Society Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Merit Order of International Fellowship, Kappa Delta (providence president 1948-1950, 62-64, 70-72, 50 year honoree), Phi Delta Gamma, Pi Omega Pi, Delta Pi Epsilon (national president 1960-1962, National Research award 1949), Pi Lambda Theta (national treasurer 1960-1964).

Connections

Father:

John B. Veon

Mother:

Ella (Robertson) Veon