Background
Alt, Lucile Backus was born on May 17, 1918 in Wagner, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Roy and Ethel (Coburn) Backus.
English language and speech educator
Alt, Lucile Backus was born on May 17, 1918 in Wagner, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Roy and Ethel (Coburn) Backus.
Bachelor in Speech, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1939. Master of Arts in English, George Peabody University, 1947. Master of Arts in Interpersonal Communications, University Montana, 1977.
Teacher English and speech, Gregory (South Dakot) H.S., 1939-1941; teacher English and speech, Letcher (South Dakot) H.S., 1941-1943; teacher English and speech, Mitchell (South Dakot) H.S., 1943-1944; part-time instructor, George Peabody U., Nashville, 1946-1947; teacher English and speech, Vermillion (South Dakot) H.S., 1947-1948; professor speech, U. Montana, Missoula, 1949-1951; teacher library, Malta (Montana) H.S., 1955-1957; Professor of English, Dickinson (North Dakota) State College, 1962-1965; professor, head department speech, Montana Technology School Mines, Butte, 1965-1975; with department speech, Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell, Montana, 1975-1990; retired, Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell, Montana, 1990. Associate director North Dakota Committee Humanities and Public Issues, Bismarck, 1975-1980. Program development Montana Committee Humanities and Public Issues, Missoula, 1980-1990.
With Waves, United States Navy, 1944-1946, World War World War II. Member American Association of University Women (honorary life, past president chapter), Business and Professional Women, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Bernard Wilson Alt, December 19, 1947. Children: Lee Coburn, Miles Watkins, Kurt Langdon.