Background
Moran, Joan Jensen was born on September 25, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Axel Fred and Mary J. (Maes) J.
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Joan Jensen Moran
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, Western Illinois University, Macomb, 1974. Master of Science in Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1978.
Career
Teacher, coach East Coloma School, Rock Falls, Illinois, 1974—2007. Retired, 2007; adjunct faculty Sauk Valley Community College, since 2007. Recreation specialist Woodhaven Lakes, Sublette, Illinois, 1975-1979.
Consultant Illinois State Board Education, Springfield, since 1984. Instructor NDEITA, Illinois, since 1988. Facilitator Project Wild, Illinois, since 1990.
Part-time worker, Fitness Center, Sauk Valley Community College, part-time adjunct faculty.
Achievements
Membership
Instructor American Red Cross, Rock Falls, since 1978, American Heart Association, Rock Falls, since 1978. Executive board East Coloma Community Club. Fitness delegate to Russia and Hungary, 1992.
Consultant Alcohol Awareness & Occupant Restraint Illinois State Board Education, Substance Abuse Guidance Education Committee, Rock Falls Drug Free Community Grant committee, Whiteside County CPR Coordinator committee. Member of Alliance for Health (Health Teacher of Year midwest chapter 2001), Environmental Education Association Illinois, East Coloma Education Association (president, public relations, vice president 1993-1994), Illinois Education Association, Northern District Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (newsletter editor 1984-1985, executive board 1985-1990, treasurer 1985-1990), Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (vice president teenage youth 1988-1990, president 1994, past president, convention coordinator 1995, Honor Fellow award 1996).
Interests
Connections
Married Gregory Keith Moran.
Awards
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Recipient Western Illinois University Alumni Achievement award, 1993, Western Illinois Master Teacher award, 1993, Service award Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1991, 92, Outstanding Young Woman award, 1986, Physical Educator of Year award, 1988. Named Middle School Physical Education Teacher of Year Midwest Alliance for Health, 1993, Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992, Governor's Council Health and Physical Education award, 1991, American Teacher of Year award Walt Disney Company, 1993, Excel award Illinois State Board Education, 1995, finalist Illinois Teacher of Year, 1996, Milkin National Educator award, 1997, Health Education award and Quarter Century award Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1999, Presidential citation, 1998. Named to United States of America Today Teacher Team, 2000.Recipient Western Illinois University Alumni Achievement award, 1993, Western Illinois Master Teacher award, 1993, Service award Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1991, 92, Outstanding Young Woman award, 1986, Physical Educator of Year award, 1988. Named Middle School Physical Education Teacher of Year Midwest Alliance for Health, 1993, Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992, Governor's Council Health and Physical Education award, 1991, American Teacher of Year award Walt Disney Company, 1993, Excel award Illinois State Board Education, 1995, finalist Illinois Teacher of Year, 1996, Milkin National Educator award, 1997, Health Education award and Quarter Century award Illinois Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1999, Presidential citation, 1998. Named to United States of America Today Teacher Team, 2000.