Elaine Plaskow Maimon

Background

Maimon, Elaine Plaskow was born on July 28, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Louis J. and Gertrude (Canter) Plaskow.

Education

AB, University of Pennsylvania, 1966; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1970.

Career

Assistant professor, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1971-1973; lecturer, Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania, 1973-1975; assistant professor, director writing, Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania, 1975-1977; associate professor, Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania, 1977-1983; associate dean, Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania, 1980-1984; associate vice president, Professor of English, Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania, 1984-1986; adjunct associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1982-1983; associate dean of college, Brown U., Providence, 1986-1988; dean, Professor of English, Queens College CUNY, Flushing, New York, 1988-1996; provost, vice president, chief operating officer, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, since 1996. National board consultant National Endowment for Humanities, 1977-1981. Member of advisory board Cox Communications.

Achievements

• Elaine Plaskow Maimon has been listed as a noteworthy English educator, university provost by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Thinking, Reasoning, and Writing (Longman Series in College Composition and Communication)

    (Book by Maimon, Elaine P., Nodine, Barbara F., O'Conner, ...)

  • Instructor's manual to accompany readings in the arts and sciences

Membership

Member of executive board School to Work, Western Maricopa County, 1996-1998. Member of advisory board Cox Comm., since 1997. Member Modern Language Association (Executive Committee, teaching of writing division, 1991), National Council Teachers English (nominating committee 1986-1987), American Council on Exercise National Commission Women, Conf.on College Composition Comm.

(Executive Committee 1985-1987), Association American Colls., Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Morton A. Maimon, Sept.30, 1967. Children: Gillian Blanche, Alan Marcus.

Father:

Louis J. Plaskow

Mother:

Gertrude (Canter) Plaskow

Spouse:

Morton A. Maimon

child:

Gillian Blanche Maimon

child:

Alan Marcus Maimon