Background

Anderson, Marilyn Ruth was born on October 2, 1934 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Ernest F. and Elvira (Getzmier) Otto.

Education

Bachelor, University Northern Iowa, 1975.

Career

Teacher 1st grade, Holstein (Iowa) Comty. School, 1954-1955; teacher 1st grade, Humboldt (Iowa) Comty. School, 1955-1957; substitute teacher, Aurelia (Iowa) Comty.

School, 1958-1966; substitute teacher, Kanawha (Iowa) Comty. School, 1966-1974; library media specialist, reading teacher, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School, Meriden, Iowa., since 1974; high school library media specialist, Willow Comty. School, Quimby, Iowa., 1984-1989.

Member Cleghorn (Iowa) Public Library. Trustees, 1976-1986, chair, 1982-1986.

Achievements

• Marilyn Ruth Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy multi-media specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member planning committee, leader Meriden-Cleghorn New Library.Bldg. Campaign, 1983—1985, chair library design committee, chairman federal grant-writing committee. Speaker dedication ceremony Meriden-Cleghorn Community Library., 1986.

Member of Iowa Reading Association, Northwest Iowa Reading Council, Iowa Education Media Association (member Children's Choice award committee since 1976), Area Education Agency 4 Media Specialists (secretary 1980-1982, president 1984-1986), International Reading Association.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, camping, touring state capitols, reading, investing.

Connections

Married Leland A. Anderson, June 23, 1957. Children: Pamela, Mitchell, Darren.

Father:

Ernest F. Otto

Mother:

Elvira (Getzmier) Otto

Spouse:

Leland A. Anderson

child:

Darren Anderson

child:

Mitchell Anderson

child:

Pamela Anderson