Background
Murray, Dorothy Speicher was born on October 27, 1913 in Garrett, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Harry Blaine and Ada Chloe (Brumbaugh) Speicher.
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Dorothy Speicher Murray
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Dorothy Speicher Murray, American secondary school educator. Certified secondary teacher, Pennsylvania; certified teacher/ supervisor secondary education, New York. Linguistics grantee Institute for Teachers English Columbia University, 1964-1965, Adult Basic Education grantee Pennsylvania Department Education, 1989-1990; recipient citation South Center Reading Council International Reading Association, 1989.
Education
AB, Juniata College, 1934; Master of Science, Queen's College, 1963.
Career
Teacher, librarian, Boswell (Pennsylvania) High School, 1934-1937; secretary to president, Cornell Iron Works, Inc., Long Island, New York, 1939-1952; instructor reading clinic, New York University, 1953; instructor, Poppenhusen Institute, College Point, New York, 1954-1959; teacher, Union Free School District 15, Jericho, New York, 1958-1962; supervisor English department, Jericho High School, 1962-1965; coordinator reading, Jericho High School, 1965-1972; volunteer teacher, Adams County Prison, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1982-1989.
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Membership
Board of directors Office for the Aging, 1976-1979, secretary Adams County Prison Task Force, 1986-1991. Secretary Friends of Library, Gettysburg, 1987-1990. Member Adams County History Society, New York State Retired Teachers Association.
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Married Ralph F. Murray, June 4, 1937.
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Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1934
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1963
Career
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1934 - 1937
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1939 - 1952
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1953
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1954 - 1959
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1958 - 1962
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1982 - 1989
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Linguistics grantee Institute for Teachers English Columbia University, 1964-1965, Adult Basic Education grantee Pennsylvania Department Education, 1989-1990. Recipient citation South Center Reading Council International Reading Association, 1989.Linguistics grantee Institute for Teachers English Columbia University, 1964-1965, Adult Basic Education grantee Pennsylvania Department Education, 1989-1990. Recipient citation South Center Reading Council International Reading Association, 1989.