Background
Drake, Evelyn Downie was born on August 23, 1940 in Longmont, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Milford West and Colette Dorothy (Mraz) Downie.
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Evelyn Downie Drake
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Bachelor of Science, U. Wyoming, 1962; Master of Arts, U. Northern Colorado, 1980; postgraduate, U. Edinburg, Scotland, 1982; postgraduate, Cambridge U., England, 1986.
Career
Secretary/receptionist, Barnard Realty, Casper, Wyoming, 1959-1961; secretary/receptionist, Pure Oil Corporation (now UNOCAL), Casper, 1961; coordinator, teacher, St. Mark's Pre-School, Casper, 1965; reporter, feature writer, Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, 1970-1971; instructor, teacher, Casper College, 1964-1969; teacher home economics, Kelly Walsh High School, 1971-1972; teaching assistant, U. Northern Colorado, Greeley, 1979-1980; teacher of English, journalism, art, home economics, Jefferson County R-1 Schools, Golden, Colorado, since 1972. Consultant, teacher Casper North Side Center, 1969-1971.
Achievements
Membership
Executive committee Jefferson County Democrats, Lakewood, Colorado, since 1989. Candidate board directors Green Mount Townhouse Corporation #1Lakewood, 1987. Member Colorado Language Arts Society, National Council Teachers of English (planning committee national conference 1989-1990), National Education Association (faculty representative), Colorado Educators Association (faculty representative), JCEA Education Association (faculty representative), Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, others.
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Connections
Married Sherman HoffmanDrake, May 18, 1963 (divorced 1971). Children: Marcella Colette Drake-Bettis, Sherman Downie Drake. Married Robert Dale Mager, July 14, 1975 (divorced1981).
