Background
Bussabarger, Mary Louise was born on September 16, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Nellie Wheelen Sterling.
mental health services professional
Bussabarger, Mary Louise was born on September 16, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Nellie Wheelen Sterling.
Bachelor, University Missouri, 1960. Master of Arts English Literature, University Missouri, 1963.
Instructor English University Missouri, Columbia, 1960—1982. Mental health commissioner State of Missouri, Jefferson City, 2001—2007. Instructor English as a foreign language Indo-American Society, Calcutta, India, 1961—1962, 1968—1969, Seoul, South Korea, 1995—1996.
Teacher Yoga, 1969—2002. Co-director Women's Place Agency, 1974—1977. Liaison officer Danforth Foundation, 1976—1980.
Member Missouri State President National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1985—1988. Commissioner parks and recreation City of Columbia, 1975—1977. Member speakers bureau International Women's Year, 1975—1976.
Member Planning Council for Development Disabilities, 1990—1997. Trustee Missouri Special Needs Trust, 1989—2001, 2010. Member State Advisory Council for Psychiatric Services, 1985—1990, since 2007, Missouri Protection and Advocacy, 1994—1997.
State member Missouri Chapter Alliance for the Mentally Ill, since 1991. Member national steering committee National Women's Political Caucus, 1974—1975. President Columbia Women's Political Caucus, 1975—1976.
Delegate State Democratic Conventions, 1968, 1972, alternate, 1976. Member state steering committee Missouri Women's Political Caucus, 1972—1976. Chair Boone Company Mental Health Board.
Member of Modern Language Association, American Association of University Women, Delta Tau Kappa.
Married Robert Franklin Bussabarger, May 11, 1946. Children: Wendi Newell, David.