Grace Coplan Eckland

Background

Eckland, Grace Coplan was born on September 19, 1938 in Taylorville, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Franklin Samuel and Hannah Elizabeth (Brubaker) Coplan.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961.

Career

System engineer, instructor, project manager, accountant manager, International Business Machines Corporation, Chicago, 1966-1975; independent consultant, system engineer, system analyst, Management Information System director, 1975-1985; founder, owner, president, Eckland & Associations, Ltd., 1985-1992, 96-; vice president marketing and sales, Trase Miller, 1992-1993; manager market development, consultant, Trase Miller, 1993-1995; consultant, lottery division administrator, Wisconsin Gaming Commission, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• Grace Coplan Eckland has been listed as a noteworthy Business consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Lake Geneva Library. Foundation, since 1997, United Way, since 1998, Horticultural Hall, since 1999. Member Walworth County Advisory Board.

Officer Holiday Homecamp. Member Multi-State Lottery Board. Member American Association of University Women (officer, Ednl.

Foundation award 1995), Passenger Vessel Association (president associations board directors), Questers (officer), Lions, Rotary (vice president 1994-1995, president since 1998, Rotarian of Year award 1992-1993).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, music, computers.

Connections

Married Robert Eugene Eckland, May 31, 1969. Children: Galen Andrew, Gretchen Elyzabeth.

Father:

Franklin Samuel Coplan

Mother:

Hannah Elizabeth (Brubaker) Coplan

Spouse:

Robert Eugene Eckland

child:

Gretchen Elyzabeth Eckland

child:

Galen Andrew Eckland