Marjorie Douglas Rowe

Background

Rowe, Marjorie Douglas was born on July 29, 1912 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Herbert Lynn and Mary Manson (Hall) Douglas.

Education

AB cum laude, Whitman College, 1933. Master of Science in Social Administration, Case Western Reserve University, 1936.

Career

Caseworker, Children's Superior vena cava syndrome, Cleveland, 1933-1936; supervisor, Children's Superior vena cava syndrome, Cleveland, 1937-1939; director, Adoption Svc. Bureau, Cleveland, 1940-1941; social work supervisor, psychiatric social work consultant, Eastern Eastern State Hospital, Medical Lake, Washington, 1962-1967; director social services, Interlake Sch.for Developmentally Disabled, Medical Lake, 1967-1974; superintendent, Interlake Sch.for Developmentally Disabled, Medical Lake, 1975-1982; retired, 1982.

Achievements

• Marjorie Douglas Rowe has been listed as a noteworthy social services administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President chapter R.P.E.O., Spokane, Washington, 1949, Spokane Alumnae chapter Delta Delta Delta, 1955-1957. Chapter member American Red Cross, Orofino, Idaho, 1941-1945, Orofino chapter chairman, 1945-1946. Secretary Idaho state chapter American Association of University Women, 1945-1946.

Member American Association for Mental Deficiency (region I chairman 1976-1977, social work chairman 1971-1973), National Association of Social Workers (gold card member), Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) (president Spokane Reciprocity 1950), Academy Certified Social Workers, Spokane Women of Rotary (president 1960-1961), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Mortar Board.

Interests

• Avocations: local museum volunteer, traveling, antiques, lake cabin activities.

Connections

Married Richard Daniel Rowe, July 29, 1937 (deceased). 1 child, Richard Douglas.

Father:

Herbert Lynn Douglas

Mother:

Mary Manson (Hall) Douglas

Spouse:

Richard Daniel Rowe

child:

Richard Douglas Rowe