Background
Popel, Judith Jepsen was born on September 3, 1940 in Kankakee. Daughter of Joseph Louis and Hilda Marie (Bourgeois) Jepsen.
Popel, Judith Jepsen was born on September 3, 1940 in Kankakee. Daughter of Joseph Louis and Hilda Marie (Bourgeois) Jepsen.
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, Georgia State University, 1973. Master of Education, University Illinois, 1976.
Advertising representative Paxton Record, Illinois, 1969—1970. Teacher 1st grade Tolono Primary School, 1974—1977. Teacher 4th grade St. Malachy School, Rantoul, 1977—1979, teacher 2d grade, 1979—1981.
Chapter 1 reading teacher Ludlow Community Consolidated District 142, Illinois, since 1981, principal, 1985—1987.
Active Paxton Unit 2 Schools Board Education, since 1979. Past president, board directors St.' Mary Council Catholic Women. Past. president Paxton Unit 2 Schools Board Education.
Secretary East Center Illinois Educational Service Center Regional Governing Board, since 1985. Member zoning board Paxton, 1977—1981. Past president, board directors Paxton Day Care Center, Paxton Hospital Auxiliary, 1965—1987.
Founder, coordinator Paxton Meals Wheels, 1981—1986. Secretary regional governing board East Central Illinois Educational Service Center, since 1985. Member of American Association of University Women (legislation chair since 1978), Mortar Board, Ludlow Education Association (president since 1981), Paxton Woman's (vice president since 1984), Beta Sigma Phi (officer since 1962), Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Delta Epsilon, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Gary A. Popel, September 2, 1961. Children: Anne Popel Leonard, Therese Popel Wyman, Margaret.