Background
Murri, Luella Davis was born on July 28, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Arthur DeForest and Gertrude Davis.
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Luella Davis Murri
Edit ProfilePersonnel and language professional
Luella Davis Murri, American personnel and language professional. Recipient French and German prizes, Wheaton College, 1940, First Place wildlife category, Honorary Mention humor category photography competition Society Expeditions, 1990; grant to American Association of University Women Educational Foundation named in her honor by Springfield-Annandale (Virginia) branch, 1969.
Education
Diploma University Studies, University Paris, 1939. Bachelor in French summa cum laude, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1940. Master of Arts in French, Radcliffe College, 1941.
Career
Position classifier, Navy Department, New York City, 1944-1945;
position classifier, VA, Boston, 1946;
position classifier, Navy Department, Philadelphia, 1946-1951;
chief classification section, Office of Price Stablzn., Philadelphia, 1951-1953;
survey leader, then technical assistant to chief classification division, United States Civil Svc. Comm., Philadelphia, 1953-1955;
private teacher, French, Springfield, Virginia, 1975-1981. Co-chairman foreign language subcommittee citizen's curriculum advising committee School Board, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1965-1969.
Representative Compagnons de la Parole Française, Vienna, Virginia and Ceret, France, 1975, 76, member host committee bi-centennial visit of Ceretans to Vienna, Vienna, 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Parent representative self-study committee North Springfield Elementary School, Springfield, Virginia, 1965-1966, volunteer teacher French, 1967-1968. Volunteer tutor Literature Council Northern Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1987-1988. Member American Association of University Women (president Springfield-Annandale branch 1964-1966), Northern Virginia Photograph Society (Commercial Print Photographer of Year 1999, Nature's Best magazine award 2003, numerous awards), Antarctican Society, Circumnavigators Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Interests
Connections
Married Albert Thomas Murri, September 15, 1951 (deceased November 1973). Children: Thomas Allen, Daniel Glenn.
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Political Party
Democrat
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