Background
Stapleton, Ella Mae was born on February 20, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Thomas Daniel Lee and Dilsie (Christian) Jimerson.
Stapleton, Ella Mae was born on February 20, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Thomas Daniel Lee and Dilsie (Christian) Jimerson.
Bachelor, Michigan State Normal College, 1949. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1963. Educational Specialist, Wayne State University, 1974.
Doctor of Education, Wayne State University, 1981.
Teacher, counselor, assistant principal & principal Detroit Public Schools, 1949—1979, region assistant superintendent, 1979—1983. Instructor Regis College, Newton, Massachusetts, 1976, LaVerne College, 1977—1980, Boston State University, 1978, East Strausburg University, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1978—1979, Wayne State University, 1979, Elizabethtown College, New Jersey, 1980. Area assistant superintendent, since 1983.
Lecturer, various schools, 1971—1981.
Volunteer American Red Cross United Negro College Fund. Active member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Detroit Urban League, Young Women’s Christian Association National Alliance Females Urban Concerns. Member of New Professional Women's Network, Association Supervisors and Curriculum Developers, American Association School Administrators (Valiant Woman award 1981), Bridge-A-Dears Club, Carrousel Women's Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Married James Foster Stapleton, November 29, 1953. Children: James, Maureen.
