Mary McElwee Coutant

Background

Coutant, Mary McElwee was born on October 14, 1919 in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Willard Merritt and Mary Emma Turman.

Education

Certified, Utterback's Business College, 1943.

Career

Catalog editor Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1967—1986. Retired, 1986.

Achievements

• Mary McElwee Coutant has been listed as a noteworthy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Coles County Tax Payers Association. Board directors Coles County Farm Bureau. Member of AARP, Illinois Sheriff's Association, Coles County Taxpayers Association, Kaskaskia Archeological Society, Eastern Illinois University Foundation, Eastern Illinois University Annuitants Association (charter member), Coles County History Association (vice president 1992-1998), National Association Educational Office Personnel (life), Illinois Association Educational Office Personnel (life), National Arbor Day Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, National Audubon Society, Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association, Defenders of Wildlife, Coles County Arts Council, Michael Jackson Hummel Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha.

Connections

Married Laurence Allen McElwee (deceased). Married Thurmond Ingram Adams (deceased). Married Albert Syze Coutant.

Father:

William Willard Merritt

Mother:

Mary Emma Turman

Spouse:

Albert Syze Coutant.

Spouse:

Thurmond Ingram Adams

Spouse:

Laurence Allen McElwee