Background
Chafe-Powles, Mary Elizabeth was born on March 22, 1929 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Walter W. and Marie K. (Bohn) Butterworth.
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Mary Elizabeth Chafe-Powles
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Bachelor, Lake Erie College, 1951; postgraduate, U. Maryland., 1960-1961; postgraduate, California State University, Hayward, 1964-1965; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1978, 81, 84, 89, 90.
Career
Music teacher, Prince George's County, Maryland., 1961-1963;
elementary teacher, Mount Diablo Unified School District, Concord, California, since 1965. Mentor teacher Mount Diablo Unified School District, Concord, since 1986. Member of staff development county, since 1989.
Chairperson Instrnl. Professional Development, Mount DiabloTchrs. Association, 1988-1991. Curriculum developer Search for Extraterestrial Intelligence, Mount View, California, since 1991.
Advisor National Energy Education Project, Washington, 1984.
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Membership
Member National Science Teachers Association, California Science Teachers Association (distinguished elem.tchr. award 1994), Elementary School Science Association, California Mathematics Council North (Alemeda/Contra Costa counties Teacher of the Year award 1996), Contra Costa County Association Science and Math Teachers (president 1994-1995).
Connections
Married Wallace L. Chafe, June 23, 1951 (divorced 1980). Children: Christopher, Douglas, Stephan. Married Laurence G. Powles, October 20, 1984.
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American