Background
Frank, Elizabeth Ahls was born on September 27, 1942 in Cincinnati. Daughter of Edward Henry and Constance Patricia (Barnett) Ahls.
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Elizabeth Ahls Frank
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Student, Hiram College, Ohio, 1960—1963. Bachelor, University Denver, 1964. Master of Arts, University South Florida, 1988.
Career
Remedial reading teacher, Willoughby-Eastlake (Ohio) Schools, 1971-1972; elementary teacher, grade level chairman, Lee County Public Schools, Fort Myers, Florida, 1972-1979; teacher art, Lee County Public Schools, Fort Myers, Florida, since 1979; member arts county, long range and model schools planning committees, Lee County Public Schools, Fort Myers, Florida, 1997-1998.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, 1986-1998, Harborside Convention Center, 1991-1995. Secretary Colonial Acres Homeowners Association, North Fort Myers, Florida, 1994-1999. Chairman nature committee McGregor Bay Association, Ontario, Canada, 2001-2007.
Member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Edison African Violet Society (1st vice president 1997—2000), Teachers Association Lee County (representative board 1972-1999, executive board 1990-1991, M.M. Bethune Humanities award 1992), Florida Education Association, Lee Art Education Association (president 1991-1992, founder, Art Educator of Year 1991-1992), Calusa Nature Center, Southwest Florida Rose Society, Florida Art Education Association (workshop presenter), National Art Education Association, Greater Fort Myers Rose Society, Citrus County Audubon Society (recording secretary 2005-2006, president 2007-2009, board director since 2009), Audubon of Southwest Florida (recording secretary 2002-2003, Educator of Year 1998), Riverhaven Garden Club (Second vice president 2006-2007), Crystal River Women's Club, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Kappa Gamma (chapter vice president 1986-1988, president 1988-1990, secretary 1996-1998, state chairman arts and crafts committee 1997-1999, secretary 2001-2003, state member world fellowship committee, Florida scholar 1988), Phi Delta Kappa.
Interests
Connections
Married James Russell Frank, August 10, 1963. Children: Richard Scott, Robert Edward.
Awards
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Named Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, Lee County Schools Foundation, 1991—2002, Lee County Art Educator of Year, 1982, 2002. Recipient, Seminar Florida Humanities Council, 2000, 2002. Delta Kappa Gamma fellow, 1988.Named Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, Lee County Schools Foundation, 1991—2002, Lee County Art Educator of Year, 1982, 2002. Recipient, Seminar Florida Humanities Council, 2000, 2002. Delta Kappa Gamma fellow, 1988.