Mary Forest Mclean Czaja

Background

Czaja, Mary Forest Mclean was born on October 25, 1928 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Malcolm William and Clara Leona (Forest) McLean.

Education

Associate of Arts, Elgin Community College, 1972. Bachelor, National College of Education, 1986.

Career

File clerk, typist Haynes and Koenig, Patent Lawyers, St. Louis, 1946-1949. Sales clerk, department manager Carson Pirie Scott & Company, Carpentersville, Illinois, 1959-1964. Secretary Algonquin (Illinois) Junior High School, 1964-1966, American Can Company, Barrington, Illinois, 1966-1967.

Secretary to business manager Elgin (Illinois) Community College, 1967-1970, coordinator institutional studies, 1970-1972, purchasing agent, 1972-1973, director purchasing, since 1973.

Achievements

• Mary Forest Mclean Czaja has been listed as a noteworthy purchasing director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Association Education Buyers (secretary, treasurer Illinois-Wisconsin area group since 1987), Kiwanis (secretary, treasurer Elgin-Fox Valley chapter since 1988), Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Delta Gamma.

Interests

• Avocations: knitting, transcribing letters.

Connections

Married Thomas Robert Czaja, October 7, 1950 (deceased). Children: Thomas, Julie, Nancy.