Background
Aikens, Joan Deacon was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Robert Wallace and Bessie (Crook) Deacon.
Aikens, Joan Deacon was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Robert Wallace and Bessie (Crook) Deacon.
Bachelor, Ursinus College, 1950; Doctor of Laws, Ursinus College, 1979.
Fashion consultant, Park Avenue Shop, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 1971-1973;
vice president, Lew Hodges Comm., Inc., Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1974-1975;
member, Federal Election Commission, Washington, since 1975;
vice chairman, Federal Election Commission, Washington, 1977-1978, 85, 91, 97;
chairman, Federal Election Commission, Washington, 1978-1979, 86, 92, 98. Chairman women's division Washington conference Republican National Committee, 1966. Hospitality chairman Pennsylvania delegate Republican National Conference, 1968, alternate-at-large, 1972.
Board directors National Federation Republican Women, 1972-1975. Active Pennsylvania Council Republican Women, 1960-1974, president, 1972-1974. Co-chairman Women for McCorkle-Williams, Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1970.
Member Executive Committee Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1972-1974, electedmem., 1974. Vice chairman Citizens for Nixon-Agnew, Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Republican Party, 1968, Committee to Re-Elect the President, 1972. Precinct committeewoman Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) Republican Party, 1960-1975.
President Swarthmore Council Republican Women, 1970-1972. Chairman various campaigns Swarthmore Republican Headquarters, 1960-1974.
Active Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, 1955-1964. Board directors Women's Association, 1956-1960. Active Riddle Memorial Hospital, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1958-1974.
Pres.Women's Board Association Auxs., 1970-1972. Member women's board Women's Medical College, Philadelphia, 1978-1998. Board directors Ursinus College, since 1985, National Legal Center for the Public Interest, Washington, since 1995, treasurer 1998.
Member Executive Women in Government (president 1989-1991), Washington Host Lions Club(King lion 1993-1994).
Married Donald R. Aikens (divorced). 1 child, Donald R.