Evie Dennis

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1953; Master of Arts, U. Colorado, 1971; postgraduate, U. Denver, 1964-1966; Doctor of Education, Nova U., 1976.

Career

Hospital attendant, St. Louis City Infirmary Hospital, 1947-1952; laboratory technician hypertension division department internal medicine School Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1952-1955; research assistant hypertension division department internat medicine School Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1955-1958; research assistant allergy research laboratory, Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, 1956-1958; research assistant children's asthma research institute and hospital, Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children, Denver, 1958-1963; research associate children's asthma research institute and hospital, Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children, Denver, 1963-1966; counselor, teacher Lake Junior High School, Denver Public Schools, 1966-1971; community specialist, Denver Public Schools, 1971-1976; administrative assistant to superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 1976-1977; director office human relations and student advisory services, Denver Public Schools, 1977-1980; executive director department human relations and student advisory services, Denver Public Schools, 1980-1984; exec, director II educational and professional development and services, Denver Public Schools, 1984-1986; executive director II school/community affairs, Denver Public Schools, 1986-1988; deputy superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 1988-1990; superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 1990-1994; retired, Denver Public Schools, 1994. Visiting professor Metropolitan State College, 1974-1975, We. State College, 1977, Atlanta U., 1978, lecturer U. Colorado, Denver, 1990, 91, 92, U. Denver, 1993.

Consultant North Control Association Colleges Secondary Schools, 1972, Denver Vocational Guidance Institute, 1972, Vibrations for Understanding, Inc., 1973, Denver Public Schools Human Rels. Workshops, 1974-1993, Kent State University KEDS, 1978, U. Northern Colorado, 1978. Presenter Leadership Denver, 1971, 85.

Participant Colorado Human Rights Symposium, 1974, 82. Advisor Colorado Women's College Women and Business Conference, 1979. Keynote speaker Utah Department Education Adminstrs.

Seminar, 1984.

Achievements

• Evie Dennis has been listed as a noteworthy school system administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council, 1979-1982, Denver Board Health and Hospitals, 1981-1991, chairman, 1984-1987. Board directors Lupus Foundation American, Inc., 1982-1987, executive vice president, 1985-1986, president, 1986-1987. Member National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council, 1987-1991.

Member Joseph Robichaux Memorial Foundation Committee, 1972-1975. Member finance committee women's track and field, chairman region 10 womens track and field Amateur Athletic Union United States of America, 1970-1975, team manager womens track and field, 1973, national chairman womens track and field, 1976-1979, member Executive Committee 1976-1982, 2nd vice president 1979-1980. Chairman girls and womens track and field Rocky Mountain Association, Amateur Athletic Union, 1970-1973, member Executive Committee, 1973-1984, vice president, 1976-1979, 92-93, president, 1980-1982.

Member United States Women's Trackand Field Team Committee, 1973-1980, manager, 1976, 80. Member international section Women's Track and Field, 1973-1979. Interim president The Athletics Congress/United States of America, 1978-1979, acting president, 1979, vice president, 1980, national chairman women's track and field, 1979-1984, board directors 1979-1992.

Member Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, 1975-1978, 80-82. Member Executive Committee United States Olympic Committee, 1976-1992, vice president, 1981-1988, special assistant to president, 1989-1993. Chief delegate United States Team World Cup II, 1979, United States Olympic Team, Seoul, Korea, 1988.

San Juan women's administrator Pan. American Games, 1979, board directors, 1985-1987, chief Cuba delegate, 1991. Chief delegate United States National Track and Field Team, Tokyo, Peking, 1980.

Board directors Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1982-1984. Chief delegate United States Pan American Team, Caracas, 1983. Team leader United States Taekwondo Team, Seoul, 1985.

Board visitors United States Sports Academy, 1984-1991, board of trustees, since 1992. United States delegate International Amateur Athletic Federation, 1980-1984, 90-, alternate delegate, since 1986. United States Delaware Pan.

American Sports Organisation, 1982-1989. Member technical commission Association National Olympic Coms., 1987-1992. Board directors Colorado Sports Council, since 1990.

Board directors, member Executive Committee United States of America Track & Field, Inc., since 1993. Member State Equal Ednl. Opportunity Committee, 1972-1975, vice chairman, 1973-1974.

Member Democratic State Equal Rights Commission, 1973-1974, Department Navy Recruiting District Assistance Council, 1974-1978, Mayor's Commision on Youth, 1977-1979, Denver Clean Air Task Force, 1978-1985, Denver Private Industry Council, 1978-1988, Denver Community Development Advisory Committee, 1980-1983, Denver Child Car Advisory Committee, 1986-1987, Denver Area Schools Supts. Council, since 1990, United States Defense Advisory Committee on Svc. Academy Athletic Programs, since 1992.

Member-at-large Association Ednl. Alumni and Friends, U. Colorado Boulder School Education, 1979-1982. Board directors Northeast Denver Youth Superior vena cava syndrome Bureau, 1973-1975, 79-82, Colorado Career Info.System, 1979-1981, Denver Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association, since 1981, Public Education Coalition, since 1990, Metro Denver Gives, 1990-1991.

Board directors Women's Forum Colorado, 1978-1980, secretary, 1979. Board of managers Colorado Congress Parents and Teachers, Inc., 1974-1975. Member Executive Board Council Great City Schools, since 1992.

Vice-chairman Denver Pan Helenic Council, 1959-1960, chairman, 1961-1963. Chairman State Guidance Liaison Com, 1972-1973. Chairman membership Colorado Pers. and Guidance Association, 1971-1973.

Chairman schools and solicitation United Negro College Fund, 1971. Vice president North City Park Civic Association, 1976-1979. Democratic Precinct Committeewoman, 1971-1982.

Member National Association Black School Educators, Adminstrs. and Suprs. Association, Black Adminstrs. and Suprs. Association, Denver Area School Supts.

Council, We. Athletic Conference (charter since 1983, Stan Bates award), Nova U. Alumni Association, Rocky Mountain Association (amateur athletic union), Denver Rotary, DenCoTrack Club (president 1974-1979), Mile High Denver Track Club (president 1972-1973), Denver Allstars Track Club (president 1965-1972), Alpha Kappa Alpha (president Epsilon Nu Omega chapter 1962-1965, 72-73).