Erna Maria Holyer

Background

Holyer, Erna Maria was born on March 15, 1925 in Weilheim, Bavaria, Germany. Daughter of Mathias and Anna Maria (Goldhofer) Schretter.

Education

Associate of Arts, San Jose Evening College, 1964. Student, San Mateo College, 1965—1967. Student, San Jose State University, 1968—1969.

Student, San Jose City College, 1980—1981. Doctor of Letters, World University, 1984. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), The London Institute Applied Research, 1992.

Career

Freelance writer under pseudonym Ernie Holyer, 1960. Teacher creative writing San Jose (California) Metropolitan Adult Education, 1968. Artist, 1958. Exhibited in group shows Crown Zellerbach Gallery, San Francisco, 1973, 74, 76, 77.

I.B.C. Gallery, San Francisco, 1978 (medal of Congress, 1988, 89, 92, 94, Congress Challenge trophy, 1990), Los Angeles, 1981, Cambridge, England, 1992, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993,San Jose, California, 1993, Edinburgh, 1994, San Francisco, 1996.

Achievements

• Erna Maria Holyer has been listed as a notable adult education educator, writer, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Survival: an electrifying tale

    (This book recreates the life of Erna Holyer, a woman who ...)

  • Self-Help for Writers: Winners Show You How

    (Demonstrates how the application of 15 principles can lau...)

  • (Self-Help for Writers: Winners Show You How) Author: Erna Holyer published on (April, 2002)
  • Reservoir Road Adventure (Voyager Ser)
  • Survival: an electrifying tale First edition by Holyer, Erna (2004) Paperback

Membership

Member North.L.A.P.W. Incorporated., World University Roundtable (doctoral).

Connections

Married Gene Wallace Holyer, August 24, 1957 (deceased 1999).

Father:

Mathias Schretter

Mother:

Anna Maria (Goldhofer) Schretter

Spouse:

Gene Wallace Holyer