Background
Ibendahl, Jean Ayres was born on June 10, 1918 in Bement, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Edward and Minnie Nora (Burns) Ayres.
Elementary and secondary educator
Ibendahl, Jean Ayres was born on June 10, 1918 in Bement, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Edward and Minnie Nora (Burns) Ayres.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1952. Master of Education, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1957.
Teacher, Hillsboro (Illinois) Public Schools, Union Grove School, 1938-1939, 40-41; teacher, Hillsboro (Illinois) Public Schools, Burbank School, 1939-1940; secondary educator, Wilmington (Illinois) Unit District, 1952-1953; elementary educator, Wilmington (Illinois) Unit District, 1942-1952; teacher social studies, Lakeview Junior-Senior High Sch, Decatur, Illinois, 1953-1957; teacher biology, DuQuoin (Illinois) High School, 1966-1967; retired, substitute teacher, 1967-1980.
Director National Livestock and Meat Board Chicago, 1966-1972, Perry County Health Department, Pinckneyville, 1992. President Illinois Porkettes, 1974-1976, Illinois Agri-women, 1978-1980, 1988-1989. Secretary Perry County Public Building Committee, Pinckneyville, Illinois, since 1984.
Board member Rend Lake College Foundation, 1988-1994. Candidate state representative, 115th District, Illinois, 1992. Coordinator Perry County Bush/Quayle Campaign, 1992.
Founder Perry County Jail Museum, 1994, chairman, 1993-1997. Vice president Perry County History Society, 1992-2008. 4H leader, 1984-1988.
Founder, director Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation, 1986. Member American Agri-Women (awards committee 1992, Leaven award 1982), Illinois Agri-Women (regional director since 1990), Southern Illinois Agricultural Business Association, Perry County Home Extension (first vice chairman 1989-1991, 1994-1995, cultural arts chairman since 1992, Service Agriculture award, 1985), Perry County History Society (vice president since 1992), League of Women Voters, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), Order of Eastern Star., University Illinois Extension.
Married Calvin Frederick Ibendahl, December 31, 1958.