Background
Pappas, Effie Vamis was born on December 26, 1924 in Cleveland. Daughter of James Jacob and Helen Joy (Nicholson) Vamis.
Pappas, Effie Vamis was born on December 26, 1924 in Cleveland. Daughter of James Jacob and Helen Joy (Nicholson) Vamis.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Western Reserve University, 1948. Master of Arts in Education, Case Western Reserve University, 1964. Postgraduate, Case Western Reserve University, 1964—1968.
Master of Arts in English Literature, Cleveland State University, 1986. Postgraduate, Indiana University Pennsylvania, 1979—1986.
Teacher, elementary schools, Ohio., 1963-1970;
office manager, Cleveland State University, 1970-1972;
administrator public relations, Cleveland State University, 1972-1973;
medical administrator, Brecksville (Ohio) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1974-1978;
lecturer English, economics/business management, mathematics, committee, composition, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, 1978-1992. Teaching assistant Case Western Reserve University, 1979-1980. Lecturer business communications Cleveland State University, 1980.
Participant in Science and Cultural Exch. delegations American Institute Chemists, to Peoples Republic of China, 1984 and to Soviet Union, 1989.
Cub scout den mother Boy Scouts American, Brecksville, 1960. Member local county Parent-Teachers Association, 1965-1970. Secretary St. Paul's Council, 1990-1991.
Sunday School teacher, member choir Brecksville United Church of Christ, 1975-1976, member board missions, 1966-1967, membership committee 1993, St. Paul Ladies Philoptohos, since 1990. Member Women's Equity Action League. Member National Education Association, NAFE, American Association of University Women (legislation chair, delegate Ohio meetings 1993, 94, del.Ohio Coalition for Change, 1993, 94, member Ohio and Cleveland branch delegate Great Lakes regional meeting 1994, co-chair Cleveland branch 1994, 96-97, chair 1997-1998, delegate to S.W. regional meeting 1995, delegate to International Federation University Women triennial meeting Stanford University 1992), AARP, Ohio Education Association (representative assembly Columbus 1994), National Museum Women in Arts (honorary rollmem.), National Trust for History Preservation, Case Western Reserve U. Planning Committee for Education Forum, Greater Cleveland Learning Project, SmithsonianInstn.
Married Leonard G. Pappas, November 3, 1945. Children: Karen Pappas Morabito, Leonard J., Ellen Pappas Daniels, David James.