Jean Storke Menzies

Background

Menzies, Jean Storke was born on December 30, 1904 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Daughter of Thomas More and Elsie (Smith) Storke.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Vassar College, 1927. Master of Arts in Physics, Stanford, 1931.

Career

Teaching assistant department physics, Stanford, 1927—1929. Instructor physics Vassar College, 1929—1930. Teacher mathematics, chemistry, general science Sarah Dix Hamlin School, San Francisco, 1931—1934.

Secretary Doctor Samuel T. Orton, New York City, 1935—1936. Press reporter Santa Barbara News-Press, special writer, 1954—1963. Volunteer recording secretary national Young Women’s Christian Association, India, Burma, Ceylon, 1941—1942.

Recording secretary Calcutta Young Women’s Christian Association, 1942—1947, vice president, 1949—1951. Secretary Tri-County advisory council Children's Home Society, Santa Barbara, 1952—1954. Founding director Santa Barbara Film Society., Inc., 1960—1966.

Board directors Santa Barbara County chapter American Association United Nations, 1954—1959, Friends University California Santa Barbara Library., 1970—1974, Small Wilderness Area Preservation, 1971—1979. Secretary board trustees Crane Country Day School, 1955—1957. Trustee Mental Hygiene Clinic Santa Barbara, 1956—1960, University California Santa Barbara Foundation, 1974—1980, Santa Barbara Museum Natural History, 1977—1981.

Advisory council Santa Barbara Citizens Adult Education, 1958—1962, vice president, 1960—1962. Board directors International Social Science Institute, secretary, 1963—1968, member advisory board, 1969. Board directors Planned Parenthood Santa Barbara County, Inc., 1964—1965, advisory council, 1966—1967.

Trustee Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1967—1981, honorary trustee, since 1981. Trustee Santa Barbara Trust Historic Preservation, 1967—1968, 1972—1977, presidio research center committee, since 1988. Member affiliates board directors University California, Santa Barbara, 1960—1961, Santa Barbara, 1967—1970, Santa Barbara, 1972—1977.

Secretary Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library., since 1967.

Achievements

• Jean Storke Menzies has been listed as a notable newswriter by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Channel City Women's Forum (vice president 1969-1973, board directors 1973-1987), Santa Barbara History Society (director 1957-1962, founding member women's projects committee 1959-1963, secretary 1961-1962), Santa Barbara Foundation, Vassar of Santa Barbara and the Tri-Counties (1st vice president, founding committee 1956-1957, Second vice president 1959-1961, chairman publicity committee 1961-1973), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ernest F. Menzies, October 20, 1937. Children: Jean Storke (Mistress Dennis Wayne Vaughan), Thomas More.

Father:

Thomas More Storke

Mother:

Elsie (Smith) Storke

Spouse:

Ernest F. Menzies

child:

Thomas More Menzies

child:

Jean Storke Menzies (Mistress Dennis Wayne Vaughan)