Elinor Ruth Grose

Background

Grose, Elinor Ruth was born on April 23, 1928 in Honolulu. Daughter of Dwight Hatsuichi and Edith (Yamamoto) Uyeno.

Education

Associate of Arts, Briarcliff Junior College, 1948; postgraduate, Long Beach State University, 1954-1955; Bachelor of Science in Education, Wheelock College, Boston, 1956; Master of Arts in Education, Whittier College, 1976.

Career

Reading teacher, Cumberland Head School, Plattsburgh, New York, 1968-1970; master teacher, Broadoaks School, Whittier (California) College, 1971; reading teacher, Phelan/Washington Schools, Whittier, 1971-1973; elementary teacher, Christian Sorensen School, Whittier, 1977-1994; retired, Christian Sorensen School, Whittier, 1994. Consultant National Writing Projet, since 1987, South Basin Writing Project, Long Beach, since 1987. Team teacher first Young Writers' Camp, Long Beach State University, 1988.

Achievements

• Elinor Ruth Grose has been listed as a noteworthy elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First vice president Women's League of Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh, 1970. Assistant to Christian, Jewish and Muslim president, v.p.s of Academy Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies 6th Assembly World Council Churches, Vancouver, 1983. Member American Association of University Women (associate in dialogue since 1996), National Education Association, California Teachers Association, Whittier Elementary Teachers Association, English Council of Long Beach, Academy Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies (named companion Order of Abraham 1987), Orange County Society Calligraphy.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, painting, gardening, gym.

Connections

Married George Benedict Grose, October 19, 1951. Children: Heidi Diane Hill, Mary Porter, John Tracy, Nina Evangeline.

Father:

Dwight Hatsuichi Uyeno

Mother:

Edith (Yamamoto) Uyeno

Spouse:

George Benedict Grose

child:

Mary Porter Grose

child:

Heidi Diane Hill Grose

child:

Nina Evangeline Grose

child:

John Tracy Grose