Background
Egan, Eileen Mary Daughter of Eugene O. and Mary B. (Condon) Egan.
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Eileen Mary Egan
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Bachelor of Arts, Spalding U., 1956; Master of Arts, Catholic U. American, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy (Board Trustees scholar), Catholic U. American, 1966; Juris Doctor, U. Louisville, 1981.
Career
Joined, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Roman Catholic Church, 1944;
teacher secondary schools, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1956-1960;
teacher secondary schools, Memphis, 1960-1962;
member of faculty English department, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1963-1966;
department chairman English,, Spalding U., Louisville, 1966-1967;
vice president, Spalding U., Louisville, 1968-1969;
president, Spalding U., Louisville, since 1969;
professor, U. Louisville Law School, 1982-1983. Administrative intern Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1967-1968. Member Kentucky State Commision on Higher Education, 1969-1972, 75-77.
Chairman Louisville branch Federal Reserve Bank, 1981, 84.
Achievements
Membership
Executive board Old Kentucky Home county Boy Scouts American, 1976-1987. Member bishop's pastoral county Archdiocese of Louisville, 1975-1978, Louisville Committee Foreign Relations, 1978-1983. Chairman open spaces advising committee City of Louisville,1975-1981.
Board directors Metropolitan United Way, 1976-1980, chapter National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1973-1984. Board directors Better Business Bureau Greater Louisville, 1974-1979, vice president, 1975-1979. Board directors St. Joseph Infirmary, 1970-1971, trustee, 1971-1976, chairman of the board of trustees, 1975-1976.
Trustee Kentucky Indiana College Foundation, since 1970. Board directors Kentuckiana Metroversity, since 1972, chairman, 1982-1983, Executive Committee, since 1977, bd.pres., 1990-1992. Trustee JH Systems, 1984-1989, board of trustees, since 1989, Jewish Hospital, 1982-1992.
Member County Judge Executives Advisory Council for Women, chair, since 1991, Kentuckiana Education & Workforce Institute Industry Subcommittee health services, since 1990. Board directors Greater Louisville Economics Development Board, since 1990, Kentucky Country Day School, 1982-1988, Our Lady of Peace Hospital, since 1993. Chair Jefferson County Women's Council, 1993, Louisville and Jefferson County Governance Committee, since 1993.
Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, American Judicature Society, American Association Higher Education, Southern Association Colleges Schools, National Catholic Education Association (Executive Committee 1973-1976), Louisville Chamber of Commerce (public education committee 1978-1983,board directors 1981-1984), English Speaking Union, American Future Society, International Women's Forum (Kentucky).
Connections
Awards
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Recipient Equality award Louisville Urban League, 1978, award Phi Delta Kappa, 1979, Blanche B. Ottenheimer award Louisville Jewish Community Center, 1978, Brotherhood award National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1979, Distinguished Service award Louisville chapter American Jewish Committee, 1987, Women of Achievement award, Louisville Business and Professional Women, 1989. Institute International Education fellow,1963. Cultural Exchange Guest to Republic of China, 1985.Recipient Equality award Louisville Urban League, 1978, award Phi Delta Kappa, 1979, Blanche B. Ottenheimer award Louisville Jewish Community Center, 1978, Brotherhood award National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1979, Distinguished Service award Louisville chapter American Jewish Committee, 1987, Women of Achievement award, Louisville Business and Professional Women, 1989. Institute International Education fellow,1963. Cultural Exchange Guest to Republic of China, 1985.