Gordon Jefferson Elliott

Background

Elliott, Gordon Jefferson was born on November 13, 1928 in Aberdeen, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harry Cecil and Helga May (Kennedy) Elliott.

Education

Associate of Arts, Grays Harbor College, 1948. Bachelor, University Washington, 1950. Certified Russian, Army Language School, Monterey, California, 1952.

Master of Arts, University Hawaii, 1968.

Career

English professor Buddhist University, Ministry of Cults, The Asia Foundation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 1956-1962. English instructor University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1962-1968. Director, orientation English College Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1968-1970.

Assistant professor, English/linguistics University Guam, Mangilao, 1970-1976. Teacher, French/English Medford (Oregon) Mid High School, 1976-1977. Instructor, English Merced (California) College, 1977-1998, retired, 1998.

Consultant on Buddhist Education, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 1956-1962. Consultant on English Education, Hawaii State Adult Education Department, Honolulu, 1966-1968. Conference on English Education in Middle East, American University, Cairo, Egypt, 1969.

Visiting professor of English, Shandong Teachers University, Jinan, China, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Gordon Jefferson Elliott has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Statue of Liberty Centennial Commission, Washington, 1980-1986, Heritage Foundation, Washington, Republican Presidential Task Force Founders' Wall, 2001, Lincoln Institute, American Near East Refugee Aid, Washington, Republican Presidential Task Force, 2001. Sergeant United States Army Security Agency, Kyoto, Japan, 1951-1955. Member National Rifle Association, Collegiate Press (editorial advisory board), Merced College Foundation, American Association Woodturners, Elks.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, woodturning, classical guitar, stamp/coin collecting, traveling.

Connections

Married Suzanne Tsugiko Urakawa, April 2, 1957. Children: Meiko Ann, Kenneth Gordon, Nancy Lee, Matthew Kennedy.

Father:

Harry Cecil Elliott

Mother:

Helga May (Kennedy) Elliott

Spouse:

Suzanne Tsugiko Urakawa

child:

Meiko Ann Elliott

child:

Matthew Kennedy Elliott

child:

Nancy Lee Elliott

child:

Kenneth Gordon Elliott