Margaret Ross Emery

Background

Emery, Margaret Ross was born on May 21, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Galen Starr and Stella May (Albright) Ross.

Education

Bachelor in Education, University of Michigan, 1944; Master of Science in Elementary Guidance, U. Notre Dame, 1967.

Career

1st grade teacher, Grosse Ile (Michigan) Schools, 1944-1945; 2nd grade teacher, Rumson (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1945-1946; homebound tutor, Schenectady (New York) Public Schools, 1946-1948; tutor, Hinsdale (Illinois) Public Schools, 1948-1950; substitute teacher, South Bend (Indiana) Public Schools, 1951-1953, 93-; head lower school, guidance councils, 1st grade teacher, The Stanley Clark School, South Bend, 1958-1988.

Achievements

• Margaret Ross Emery has been listed as a noteworthy Educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member St. Joseph County Republican Women, South Bend, 1958-1996. Election day clerk Election Board, South Bend, 1986-1996. Docent Northern Indiana History Society, South Bend, since 1990.

Member American Association of University Women, Panhellenic Association (president South Bend Mishawaka 1993-1995), Zonta International (historian, board member since 1994), Delta Kappa Gamma (president Nu chapter 1992-1994).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, needlework, golf, volunteer tutoring, bridge.

Connections

Married Richard Clayton Emery, October 27, 1943 (deceased June 1988). Children: Richard C. Junior, Margaret Elizabeth Chapman.

Father:

Galen Starr Ross

Mother:

Stella May (Albright) Ross

Spouse:

Richard Clayton Emery

child:

Margaret Elizabeth Chapman Emery

child:

Richard C. Junior Emery