Background
Swanson, Florine Mary was born on September 26, 1942 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Bernard Charles and Sylvia Jane (Brockshink) Schulte.
Swanson, Florine Mary was born on September 26, 1942 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Bernard Charles and Sylvia Jane (Brockshink) Schulte.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1964. Postgraduate, University Iowa, 1965.
Librarian high school Clarion (Iowa) Community Schools, 1965-1966. Administrator, teacher Clarion Nursery Schools, 1971-1973. Conference planner women's center Iowa State University, Ames, 1986-1987.
Executive director Iowa 4-H Foundation, 1987—2005. Consultant Swanson & Associates, since 2005. Advisory board College Agriculture Iowa State University, 1979—1981, advisory board College Home Economics, 1983—1986.
Member 4-H section National and Iowa Extension Association, since 1987, member 4-H youth exchange to Germany. Chairman Iowa Farm City Council, Inc., 1986—1991. Member National 4-H Strategic Design Team, 1999—2002.
Consultant Armenia Youth Program, 2002—2004, Romanian Youth Program, since 2005.
Member District II B Judicial Commission, Iowa, 1982—1988. Chairman Iowa Product Development Corporation, 1983—1989. Member Consumer Advisers Board, 1987.
Secretary planned giving council Mid-Iowa, 1993—2002. Past Second vice president, convenor grants committee, development committee, board directors Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, since 1995. Director religious education St. John's Catholic Church, Clarion, lay minister, since 1990.
Member of American Association of University Women (past president Iowa chapter since 1965, director Upper Midwest region 2004-2007, national board member since 2005), Association Fund Raising Professionals (past vice president public relations Central Iowa chapter), Women Science and Engineering (member committee Iowa State University chapter 1988-1990).
Married Ronald Edwin Swanson, September 5, 1964. Children: Kendell Joseph, Stuart John, Steven Arthur.