Jane Elizabeth Hardy

Background

Hardy, Jane Elizabeth was born on March 27, 1930 in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Charles Edward and Augusta Miriam (Lang) Little. came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1976.

Education

Bachelor of Science with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1953.

Career

Garden editor and writer Canada Homes Magazine, Maclean-Hunter Public Limited company, Toronto, Ontario, 1954-1955, 56-62. Contributing editor Canada Homes, Southam Public Company, 1962-1966. Instructor Cornell University, 1966-1973, senior lecturer in communications, 1979-1996.

Provost's advisory committee on status of women Cornell University, 1977—1981, council member, 2003—2007, since 2010. Lecturer, conductor workshops on writing.

Achievements

• Jane Elizabeth Hardy has been listed as a noteworthy communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Matrix Foundation, 1998—2005, chairman board directors, 1998—2003. Member of Association Women Communications (national board directors 1997—2000), Women in Communications, Inc. (faculty advisor 1977-1995, liaison 1986-1994, chair, advisory member 1988-1990), Federated Garden Clubs New York State (horticulture chair district VI since 1999), Cornell Association Class Officers (executive board, vice president 2005-2009), Ithaca Women's Club, Royal Horticultural Society, Ithaca Garden Club (president 2005-2007), Alpha Omicron Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Alpha Xi.

Connections

Married Ernest E. Hardy, September 3, 1955. Children: Edward Harold, Robert Ernest.

Father:

Charles Edward Little

Mother:

Augusta Miriam (Lang) Little

Spouse:

Ernest E. Hardy

child:

Robert Ernest Hardy

child:

Edward Harold Hardy