Mary Virginia Munger

Background

Munger, Mary Virginia was born on June 23, 1918 in East Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Allyn R. and Emily (Dwyer) Munger.

Education

Bachelor with honours, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1939.

Career

Teacher, Junior and Senior High Schools, Hartford, Connecticut, 1941-1945; assistant computer, engineer assistant, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 1945-1950; sound engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 1950-1955; senior engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 1955-1969; assistant project engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 1969-1976; assistant project engineer Government Products division, Pratt & Whitney Group, East Hartford, 1976-1978; supervisor, quality assurance Manufacturing division, Pratt & Whitney Group, East Hartford, 1978-1983.

Membership

Public member Connecticut Board Optician Examiners, Hartford, since 1987. Member Bushnell Park Association, Friends of the River, Glastonbury History Society, Guild of St. Agnes, Mercyknoll Auxiliary, National Museum Women in the Arts, Old State House Association, St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary, Wadsworth Atheneum. Trustee St. Joseph College, 1974-1978.

Fellow Society Women Engineers (trustee 1975-1990, secretary 1978-1980, treasurer 1980-1988, various offices), Connecticut Joint Federation Engineering Societies (delegate since 1968, treasurer 1973-1977, vice-chairman 1977-1978, executive vice president 1978-1979, president 1979-1981), St. Joseph Alumnae Association (president 1974-1978, Distinguished Alumna award 1979), Zonta (board directors 1972-1973, 76-81, 83-87, 88-91, Second vice president 1974-1976, 91—, president 1981-1983, others), Daughters of the American Revolution, Connecticut Society Mayflower Descendants, Kappa Gamma Pi, others.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading.

Connections

Father:

Allyn R. Munger

Mother:

Emily (Dwyer) Munger