Background
Adkins, Elizabeth W. was born on March 22, 1957 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Daughter of Herbert Arthur and Carol (Magnusson) Woodger.
Adkins, Elizabeth W. was born on March 22, 1957 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Daughter of Herbert Arthur and Carol (Magnusson) Woodger.
Bachelor in History, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1979. Master of Arts in History, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1980.
Project archivist Matthew G. Norton Company, Seattle, 1981-1983. Archives director Laird Norton Company, 1983-1986. Archives specialist Kraft, Inc., Glenview, Illinois, 1986-1987, archives manager, Kraft Foods, Inc., Glenview, 1987—1996.
Manager archives services Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1996—2001, director global information management, since 2001. Member Illinois State Archives advisory committee, 1992-1996.
Member Society of America Archivists (steering committee acquisitions and appraisal section 1986-1988, chair 1988-1989, program committee 1989-1990, chair business archives section 1991-1992, committee on public information 1990, treasurer 2000-2003, fellow since 2002, vice president, 2005-2006, president 2006-2007), Academy Certified Archivists (charter, member finance committee 1990-1992, vice president 1992-1995, president, 1995-1996), Midwest Archives Conference, Michigan Archives Association, International Council on Archives (member steering com, business and labour archives section).
Married Fred D. Adkins Junior, November 12, 1983.