Background
Wham, Dorothy Stonecipher was born on January 5, 1925 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Ernest Joseph and Vera Thelma (Shafer) Stonecipher.
Wham, Dorothy Stonecipher was born on January 5, 1925 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Ernest Joseph and Vera Thelma (Shafer) Stonecipher.
Bachelor, MacMurray College, 1946. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1949. Doctor of Public Administration (honorary), MacMurray College, 1992.
Counsellor Student Counselling Bureau, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1946-1949; state director ACTION program, Colorado/Wyoming, United States Government, Denver, 1972-1982; member, Colorado House of Representatives, 1986-1987; member, Colorado Senate, since 1987; chair judicial committee, Colorado Senate, since 1988. With capital development committee, health, environmental, welfare, institutions, legal services.
Member Civil Rights Commission Denver, 1972-1980. Board directors Denver Committee on Mental Health, 1985-1988, Denver Symphony, 1985-1988. Member American Psychological Association, American Association of University Women, League of Women Voters, Colorado Mental Health Association (board directors 1986-1988), Civitan.
Married Robert S. Wham, January 26, 1947. Children: Nancy S. Wham Mitchell, Jeanne Wham Ryan, Robert S. World War II.