Background
Simmons, Jean Elizabeth Margaret was born on January 20, 1914 in Cleveland. Daughter of Frank Charles and Sarah Anne (Johnston) Saurwein.
Simmons, Jean Elizabeth Margaret was born on January 20, 1914 in Cleveland. Daughter of Frank Charles and Sarah Anne (Johnston) Saurwein.
Bachelor of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1933; Doctor of Philosophy (Stieglitz fellow 1935-1937), University of Chicago, 1938.
Faculty, Barat College, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1938-1958;
professor, department chairman chemistry, Barat College, 1948-1958;
faculty, Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey, since 1959;
professor, Upsala College, 1963-1984;
professor emeritus, Upsala College, since 1984;
department chairman chemistry, Upsala College, 1965-1971, 74, 76-81;
chairman science curriculum study, Lutheran Church American grantee, Upsala College, 1965-1968;
chairman division natural science and mathematics, Upsala College, 1965-1969;
assistant to president, Upsala College, 1968-1973, 78-86. Coordinator basic science Evangelical Hospital School Nursing, Chicago, 1943-1946. Lecturer science topics.
Participant various White House Confs.
Troop leader Girl Scouts United States of America, Wheaton, Illinois, 1952-1958, neighborhood chairman, 1956-1957, district chairman, DuPage County, 1958. Chairman University Chicago Alumni Fund Doctor, Wheaton, 1957, 58, Princeton, New Jersey, 1964, 65. Member nursing advisory committee East Orange (New Jersey) General Hospital, 1963-1973.
President Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, 1975-1981, board directors, 1969-1983, chairman nominating committee, 1985-1987, oral history committee, 1981, honorary member, 1996. Fellow American Institute Chemists, American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1969-1971). Member American Chemical Society, American Association of University Women (branch treasurer 1960-1962, chairman science topic 1963-1965, state vice president program 1964, national science topic implementation chairman 1965, 66, state director 1967-1968, 71-72, state president 1968-1970, 50 Year Certified 1989), Federation Organizations Professional Women (national president 1974-1975), International Federation University Women (alternate delegate for United States at conference 1968, 77, 83, delegate conference 1974, official observer United Nations Conference Vienna 1979, Nairobi 1981, convenor membership committee 1980-1984, advisory board since 1980, oral history committee 1990), American Association of University Professors (charter, past chapter president), Phi Beta Kappa (president North Jersey alumni association 1973-1974), Sigma Xi, Sigma Delta Epsilon (national president 1970-1971, director 1972-1978, education liaison 1978-1987, chairman nominate 1986-1987, honorary, award science education 1989).
Married Glen R. Simmons, November 14, 1935. Children: Sally Anne, (Frank) Charles, James Fraser.