Background
Gilmore, Joan Elizabeth was born on May 14, 1927 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Helen Ruth (Parks) Gilmore.
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Joan Elizabeth Gilmore
Edit Profilenewspaper columnist small business owner
Education
Bachelor, Drury College, 1951.
Career
Assistant society editor, Springfield (Missouri) Newspapers, Inc., 1951; editor women's section, Phoenix & Times-Democratic, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1952; editor women's news section, The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, 1952-1980; metropolitan news editor, The Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Times, 1979-1980; owner, president, Joan Gilmore, Inc., Oklahoma City, since 1980; columnist, The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, since 1982. President Oklahoma City Regional Fashion Group, 1960-1962.
Achievements
Membership
Recipient Comm. award National Federation Colored Women's Clubs, 1970, Women in Comm., Inc., 1974, Governor's Arts award Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon, 1990. Named one of Outstanding Board Dirs., Oklahoma Society to Prevent Blindness, 1990, Outstanding Woman in Comm., Red Lands county Girl Scouts of America, 1995. Member National Organization for Women (board directors Oklahoma City chapter), ArtsPlace (board directors), Leadership Oklahoma City (charter, secretary board directors 1981, Founders award 1992), Red Earth, Inc.
(public relations committee), Fashion Drums of Red Earth (Executive Committee).
Interests
Connections
Married Alfred W. McLaughlin II, March 25, 1974.
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Nationality
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Named Outstanding Board, Prevent Blindness Oklahoma. Named one of Outstanding Women in Communications, Red Lands council Girl Scouts American, 1995. Named to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, 1994. Recipient Communications award, National Federation Colored Women's Clubs, 1970, Byliner award, Women in Communications, Inc., 1974, Governor's Arts award, Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon, 1990, Drury University Outstanding Alumnae, 2001, Oklahoma City University Women of Distinction, 2002, Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement award, Journal Record, 2005.Named Outstanding Board, Prevent Blindness Oklahoma. Named one of Outstanding Women in Communications, Red Lands council Girl Scouts American, 1995. Named to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, 1994.
Recipient Communications award, National Federation Colored Women's Clubs, 1970, Byliner award, Women in Communications, Inc., 1974, Governor's Arts award, Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon, 1990, Drury University Outstanding Alumnae, 2001, Oklahoma City University Women of Distinction, 2002, Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement award, Journal Record, 2005.