Marilyn Irene Appelson

Background

Appelson, Marilyn Irene was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, AMERICAN WOMEN0. Daughter of Abraham and Sophie (Porosoff) Backinoff.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1953; Master of Arts, College of New Jersey, 1967; postgraduate, Hunter College.

Career

Teacher elementary, Newport News (Virginia) Public School, 1953-1954; teacher English, English as Second Language, White Plains (New York) Public School, 1954-1957; teacher English as Second Language, Ewing Adult Schools, Ewing Township, New Jersey, 1964-1976; teacher English, English as Second Language, Mercer County Community College, Trenton, New Jersey, 1974-1976; coordinator English as Second Language, Chicago Urban Skills Institute, 1977-1979; director volumes in teaching adults, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1979-1984; director college development, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Illinois, since 1984. Chair Federal Funding Task Force, Washington, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Marilyn Irene Appelson has been listed as a noteworthy Director of college development by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, vice president League of Women Voters, Trenton, New Jersey, 1970, 72. Member National Library. Literacy Council, Cook County, Illinois, since 1997.

Member National Council for Resource Development (president since 1997, vice president programs 1991,Life Time Svc. award 1995), Illinois Resource Development Commission (president 1986-1987), Skokie Illinois Rotary (treasurer since 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, skiing.

Connections

Married Wallace B. Appelson. Children: Teri, Bruce, Andrew, CJ.

Father:

Abraham Backinoff

Mother:

Sophie (Porosoff) Backinoff

Spouse:

Wallace B. Appelson

child:

Bruce Appelson

child:

CJ Appelson

child:

Teri Appelson

child:

Andrew Appelson