Muriel Elaine Zimmerman

Background

Zimmerman, Muriel Elaine was born on September 26, 1942 in Harper, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Merlin Edwin and Lois Elizabeth (Jasper) Gibson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, McPherson College, l964; Master of Science, Kansas State University, l969; postgraduate, U. Missouri, since 1980; postgraduate, N.W. Missouri State University, l980-87.

Career

County extension home economist, Kansas State University, Eureka, l964-67; director homemaker service demonstration project, Kansas State University, Manhattan, l968-70; instructor home economics, N.W. Missouri State University, Maryville, l978-85; coordinator adult and community education, Maryville RII Schools, l984-. Instructor, conductor workshops U. Missouri, Maryville, 1981-1985. Member Life's WalkCQI Team, since 1995.

Presenter on balancing work and family programs at state, regional and national conferences. Member Total Quality Productivity Institute, since 1991. Coordinator School Age Child Care Program, since 1990.

Advising committee Missouri Ednl. Satellite Network; consultant Partners in American, Brazil, 1995.

Achievements

• Muriel Elaine Zimmerman has been listed as a noteworthy Educational administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Maryville Community Wellness Council, since 1986, Parents as First Teachers Advisory Committee, since 1987. Participant Leadership Maryville, since 1988. Member Missouri Adult and Community Education Advisory Commission, since 1988.

Member American Association of University Women (Elenor Roosevelt Foundation Award 1991), American Home Economics Association(certified), American Vocational Association, National Council Vocational Adminstrs., Missouri Teachers Association, Missouri Association Adult Continuing and Community Education (board directors since 1986, conference chairman 1988, Newcomer's award 1989, Outstanding Educator award1994), Missouri Home Economics Association (Vice-President, president, treasurer since 1982, state board directors since 1990), Missouri Valley Adult Education Association (regional board directors, Special Achievement award 1994), Missouri Council Vocational Adminstrs. (program chairman since 1987), NCEA (conference executive steering committee 1991), Missouri Employment and Training Association, Missouri Association for Customized Training, Total Quality Productivity Institute, Maryville Chamber of Commerce (Executive Board).

Interests

• Avocations: playing piano, reading, travel, iris gardening.

Connections

Married Jerome L. Zimmerman, June ll, l966 (divorced November l985). Children: Angela Beth, GregoryAllen.

Father:

Merlin Edwin Gibson

Mother:

Lois Elizabeth (Jasper) Gibson

Spouse:

Jerome L. Zimmerman

child:

Angela Beth Zimmerman

child:

GregoryAllen Zimmerman