Eva Mae Dickson, American credit manager. Recipient Bronze Leadership award Association Credit Burs., Incorporated., 1976.
Background
Dickson, Eva Mae was born on January 16, 1922 in Clarion, Iowa, United States. Daughter of James and Ivah Blanche (Breckenridge) D. Graduate Interstate Business College, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1943. Reporter, Merchants. Credit Service, Klamath Falls, 1941.
Education
Graduate, Interstate Business College, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1943.
Career
Reporter Merchants Credit Service, Klamath Falls, 1941. With credit department Montgomery Ward, 1941—1942. Bookkeeper Heilbronner Fuel Colonel, 1942.
Stenographer City of Klamath Falls, 1943, bookkeeper, office manager, 1943—1952. Owner, operator All Star Business Service, Klamath Falls, 1953—1958, Ace Mimeo Service, Klamath Falls, 1958—1973. Manager Merchants Credit Service, 1973—1987.
Customer service representative China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations/Credit Northwest, 1987—1991.
Membership
Secretary Klamath Community Concert Association, 1956—1999. Treasurer, memorials chairman Klamath County chapter American Cancer Society. Member Klamath County Centennial Committee, 1982, Unification for Progress Joint Planning Committee, 1985.
Nursing advisory committee Oregon Institute of Technology, from 1982. Member Klamath Employment Training Advisory Committee, 1983—1986. Sec. Unified City for Progress Task Force, 1983—1984, Snowflake Winter Festival, from 1984.
Secretary First Presbyterian Church, 1992—2005. Board directors United Way, Klamath Falls, 1980—1997. Board directors, treasurer Hope in Crisis.
Board directors, secretary, treasurer Klamath Consumer Council. Member of Klamath Falls Business and Professional Women's Club (president 1966-1967, 1976-1977, since 1996), Oregon Federation Business and Professional Women's Club (state president 1971-1972), National Federation Business and Professional Women's Club. (national finance committee 1982-1983, chairman national finance committee 1983-1984), Klamath County Chamber of C. (president 1979, ambassadors committee since 1980), International Consumer Credit Association, Society Certified Consumer Credit Executives, Klamath Basin Credit Women International (president 1976-1978), Associate Credit Bureau Oregon 1978-1980, Associate Credit Bureau Pacific Northwest 1981-1982, Credit Professionals International (treasurer district 10 1984-1985, Second vice president district 10 1987-1988, 1st vice president 1988-1989, president 1989-1990, international bulletin chairman since 1990), Consumer Credit Association Oregon (president 1984-1985), Daughters of America Colonists (past regent local chapter), Quota (president 1958-1959, district governor 1969-1970).