Maria Elizabeth Keen

Background

Keen, Maria Elizabeth was born on August 19, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Harold Fremont and Mary Eileen Honore (Dillon) Keen.

Education

AB, University of Chicago, 1941; postgraduate, U. Wyoming, summer 1943; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1949; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1957.

Career

Teacher high school, Wyoming, 1942-1943; teacher high school, Michigan, 1943-1944; teacher, American College for Women, Istanbul, Turkey, 1944-1947; member of faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1947-1988; professor emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1988.

Achievements

• Maria Elizabeth Keen has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Champaign Community Development Committee. Member American Association of University Women, American Association of University Professors (past treasurer), American Association for the Advancement of Science, League of Women Voters, Animal Protection Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, American Institute Biological Sciences, National Council Teacher Educators, University of Illinois Athletic Association (secretary, board directors), Ontario Genealogical Society, OrtonDyslexia Society, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Women's Philharmonic (charter), Women in Arts (charter), Women's Humane Society, Illini Union (faculty staff social committee), National Humane Society, Phi Kappa Epsilon (honorary).

Connections

Father:

Harold Fremont Keen

Mother:

Mary Eileen Honore (Dillon) Keen