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Carpenter, Margaret Wilson was born on November 24, 1930 in Danielson, Connecticut, United States.
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Margaret Wilson Carpenter
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Margaret Wilson Carpenter, American mayor. Recipient Denver Water Department Great Gildersleeve award, 1983, North Suburban Business and Professional Women Woman of Year award, 1986, Federal Executive Board Distinguished Denver Metro Service award, 1983, North Suburban Board Realtors Citizen of Year award, 1986-1987, Front Range Toastmaster Communication Achievement award.
Education
Bachelor, Ottawa (Kansas) University, Ontario, Canada, 1952. Master of Arts, Colorado State College, 1962. Doctor of Education, University Northern Colorado, 1971.
Career
Teacher, Mapleton (Colorado) Public Schools, 1957-1970;
reading and language arts coordinator, Mapleton (Colorado) Public Schools, 1970-1972;
executive director instruction, Mapleton (Colorado) Public Schools, 1972-1984;
assistant superintendent planning and development, Mapleton (Colorado) Public Schools, 1984-1987;
appointed/elected/re-elected, Thornton (Colorado) City Council, 1973-1979;
elected mayor, City of Thornton, 1979-1983;
re-elected, City of Thornton, 1987, 91, 95. Member Colorado Municipal League policy committee, 1974-1981, chairman, 1977-1978, member police and fire pension committee, 1976-1979, chairman, 1979, vice chairman mayors and councilmen's section, 1977-1979, chairman, 1979-1981, Executive Board, 1981-1983, 84-85, 87-91, secretary, 1982, 88, vice president, 1989, president, 1990. Member Colorado Water Roundtable, 1981, Transportation Roundtable, 1986, Growth Summit, 1995, Supreme Court/Court Appeals Nom. committee, 1995.
Executive Board Denver Regional Council Govts., since 1992, chairman, 1995, legislation committee, since 1992. Member E-470 Highway Authority, since 1992, chairman, 1994-1995.
Membership
Board of directors National League of Cities, 1988-1990, chair initial conference planning committee, 1995, member finance, administration, intergovernmental relations steering committees, 1980-1987, vice chair, 1986-1987, member leadership training county, since 1992, strategic planning task force, 1988-1989, Women in Municipal Government, since 1988, advisory county, since 1991, vice chair, 1993, chair, 1994. Member Colorado Association School Executives, Phi Delta Kappa (Leadership award 1983), Delta Kappa Gamma.
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Married 1951 (divorced).
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Denver Water Department Great Gildersleeve award, 1983, North Suburban Business and Professional Women Woman of Year award, 1986, Federal Executive Board Distinguished Denver Metro Service award, 1983, North Suburban Board Realtors Citizen of Year award, 1986-1987, Front Range Toastmaster Communication Achievement award.Recipient Denver Water Department Great Gildersleeve award, 1983, North Suburban Business and Professional Women Woman of Year award, 1986, Federal Executive Board Distinguished Denver Metro Service award, 1983, North Suburban Board Realtors Citizen of Year award, 1986-1987, Front Range Toastmaster Communication Achievement award.