Mary Durkin Wohlrabe

Background

Wohlrabe, Mary Durkin was born on April 10, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Joseph E. and Eleanor M. (Lorkowski) Durkin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northern Illinois U., 1970; Master of Arts, Northern Illinois U., 1976; Doctor of Education, Illinois State University, 1991.

Career

City editor, Williams Press, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1970-1973; managing editor, Pioneer Press, Wilmette, Illinois, 1973-1975; assistant professor, Baker U., Baldwin, Kansas, 1976-1977; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, 1977-1981; associate professor journsliam, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, since 1981. Acting chair journalism department Eastern Illinois U., 1983-1984, chair faculty senate, 1985-1986, chair college assessment committee, 1993-1994.

Achievements

• Mary Durkin Wohlrabe has been listed as a noteworthy Journalism educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Comm., American Association Higher Education, Society Collegiate Journalists (vice president 1992).

Connections

Married Kent P. Wohlrabe, June 14, 1978 (divorced February 1991).

Father:

Joseph E. Durkin

Mother:

Eleanor M. (Lorkowski) Durkin

Spouse:

Kent P. Wohlrabe