Background
Knoepfle, Margaret Sower was born on October 30, 1934 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of James Edmund and Agnes Howland (Close) Sower.
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Margaret Sower Knoepfle
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Margaret Sower Knoepfle, American community organizer, educator, writer. Recipient Community television award Access 4, 1995. Chair Mary Wood chapter Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; board directors Springfield Solidarity Committee; member Heartland Peace Center, Springfield, 1993-1997; with Witness for Peace Midwest, since 1997; producer: (public access television) Works in Progress, Springfield, since 1989.
Education
Bachelor of Science in English, Washington University, St. Louis, 1972. Master of Arts in Communications, Sangamon State University, 1975.
Career
Associate editor Illinois Issues, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois, 1975-1992; part-time instructor, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, 1984-1986; part-time instructor, Springfield College, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Secretary Mary Wood chapter Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Board directors Springfield Solidarity Committee. Member Heartland Peace Center, Springfield, since 1993.
Steward, butterfly monitor Illinois Nature Conservancy, Revis Prairie, Illinois, since 1993. Producer: (public access television) Works in Progress, Springfield, since 1989.
Connections
Married John I. Knoepfle, December 26, 1956. Children: John M., Molly C., David E., Christopher B.
