Background
Schlickau, Lois Marie was born on September 18, 1933 in Arlington, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Otto W. and Maria Edna (Goering) Ritthaler.
Schlickau, Lois Marie was born on September 18, 1933 in Arlington, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Otto W. and Maria Edna (Goering) Ritthaler.
Associate of Arts, Hutchinson Community College, 1953.
Treasurer, vice president, president Kansas State Board Agriculture, 1986—1993, Kansas State Fair Board, 1986—1994, president, 1992. Vice president women's executive committee Kansas Electric Cooperative, 1991—1995. Member Kansas Value Added Center Board, 1994—1996, vice-chairman, 1995—1996, Kansas Fairs Association Board, member, 1994—1996, vice president, 1995—1996.
Member Congress Sam Brownback's Agricultural Advisory Board, 1995—1997, Senator Sam Brownback's Agricultural Advisory Board, 1997—1999, Congress Jerry Moran's Executive Advisory Board, since 1996, Reno County Extension Council Board. Secretary Reno County Farm Bureau Board, National Cattle Women Board. Member international agriculture project advisory committee Kansas State University, member administrative structure task force.
Member Kansas Vocational Agriculture Education Task Force.
Charter member, director, parliamentarian, committee member, vice president American Hereford Auxiliary Board, president, 1980—1981. Charter member, director, committee member, vice president, president Kansas Hereford Auxiliary Board. Project leader Haven 4-H and Lucky H 4-H.
Past president Ladies of Congregation, past Sunday School teacher, choir St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Former parent/teacher league chairman St. Paul's Lutheran School. Local society president Lutheran Women's Missionary League, 1994—1996, local society secretary, 2001—2003, committee chairman, zone vice president, secretary, state board member, vice president, parliamentarian, national bylaws committee, 1995—1999.
Board directors Hutchinson Community Foundation, 1996—2001, member executive committee, 1999—2001, chair grants committee. Member Hutchinson Community College Leadership Advisory Committee, since 1999. Board directors Bank Haven Advisory Board, since 2001.
Member of Kansas Agriculture Women (president 1998—2000, vice president, parliamentarian, committees member, national legislation representative since 2001), American Agri-Women (member national convention committee 1996, chairman livestock commodity committee, member LEAVEN award committee, Leaven award), Hutchinson Hospital Corporation Board (board member 1998—2003, chairman 2002, 2003), Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation Board (board director 1989-1991, vice chairman 1990-1991), Reno County History Society (director 1985-1990, president 1988, director since 1996, vice president, secretary, director since 2000), Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of C. (member agri-business committee).
Married George Hans Schlickau, April 26, 1955. Children: Bruce, Susan Russell, James, Nancy Bernard.