Background
Herman, Elsie Spira was born on January 28, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Hyman and Mollie (Singer) Spira.
Herman, Elsie Spira was born on January 28, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Hyman and Mollie (Singer) Spira.
Bachelor, Chicago U., 1940; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1938; Master of Arts, Chicago U., 1943; postgraduate certified, Chicago U., 1968.
Various social services positions, 1942-1947; field instructor, Simmons College, Boston, 1947-1949; field instructor, Boston University, 1947-1949; social worker II, Jewish Family and Children's Superior vena cava syndrome, Boston, 1947-1949; social worker III, Jewish Family Svc., Los Angeles, 1949-1950; social worker III, Family Svc. Association, San Diego, 1950-1953; supervisor and teaching consultant, Jewish Family Svc., San Diego, 1954-1969; field instructor, class instructor professor, School of Social Work, San Diego U., 1966-1990; professor emeritus, School Social Work, San Diego U., since 1990; private practice, San Diego, since 1952.
Chairman Democratic Club, San Diego, 1959. Member California State Democratic Committee, Sacramento, California, 1959. Member NASW (Koshand committee since 1990, Regional Social Worker of the Year 1983).
Married Edmund Herman, August 4, 1946. Children: Randy M. Herman, Gale M. Herman Wright.