Background
McCrary, Eugenia Lester was born on March 23, 1929 in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Daughter of John Campbell and Eugenia (Potts) Lester.
McCrary, Eugenia Lester was born on March 23, 1929 in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Daughter of John Campbell and Eugenia (Potts) Lester.
AB cum laude, Radcliffe College-Harvard University, 1950. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1952. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1953.
Postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1953—1954. Postgraduate, Drew University, 1957—1958. Postgraduate, Institute Study of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Munich, 1964.
Graduate assistant department Romance languages, Pennsylvania State University, 1953-1954; teacher department mathematics, The Brearley School, New York City, 1954-1957; director, School Langs., Inc., Summit, New Jersey, 1958-1969; trustee, School Langs., Inc., Summit, 1960-1969.
District director Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey auditions Metropolitan Opera National Council, New York City, 1960-1966, district director publicity, 1966-1967, national vice chairman publicity, 1967-1971, national chairman public relations, 1972-1975, honorary national chairman public relations, 1976-1999. Board governors, chairman Van Cortlandt House Museum, 1985-1990. Member National Society Colonial Dames American (board managers New York 1985-1990), Metropolitan Opera National Council, Society Mayflower Descendants (former board directors New York society, chairman house committee 1986-1989), Society Daughters Holland Dames (board directors 1982-1987, 96—, 3d directress general 1987-1992, directress general 1992-1996), L'Eglise du St.-Esprit (vestry 1985-1988, senior warden 1988-1990), Huguenot Society of America (governing council 1984-1990, 2000-2003, 2004-2005, assistant treasurer 1990-1991, secretary 1991-1995, Second vice president 1995-2000), Colonial Dames American, Daughters of Cincinnati, Colony Club (board governors 1988-1996), Causeries du Lundi, The Hereditary Order Descendants of Colonial Governors.
Married John Campbell Howard, July 15, 1955 (deceased September 1965). Married Dennis Daughtry McCrary, June 28, 1969. 1 child, Dennis Campbell.