Background
Canfield, Muriel Jean Nixon was born on April 12, 1928 in Batavia, New York, United States. Daughter of Robert and Amy Beatrice (Coultas) Nixon.
Canfield, Muriel Jean Nixon was born on April 12, 1928 in Batavia, New York, United States. Daughter of Robert and Amy Beatrice (Coultas) Nixon.
Bachelor, University Rochester, 1949. Master of Arts, University Rochester, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, 1984.
Professor of English, Colegio Metodista Center, Havana, Cuba, 1949-1950; teacher Spanish and Latin, New York State Public Schools, 1950-1959; director, owner, Tutoring School, Rochester, New York, 1960-1964; instructor English linguistics, U. Rochester, 1964-1965; director international student and scholar affairs, U. Rochester, 1967-1969; instructor Spanish and English, chairman foreign languages, Rochester Institute Technology, 1964-1967; associate registrar, director foreign students, Rochester Institute Technology, 1965-1967; assistant director public information, City of Rochester, 1969-1971; researcher, writer, translator, evaluator, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese researcher, writer, translator, evaluator, Chicago Press. researcher, writer, translator, evaluator, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1973-1987; professor Spanish linguistics, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1981-1989; professor Spanish linguistics, Grupo Canfield, from 1986. Director, owner Grupo Canfield, from 1993. Producer, writer various cultural shows department adult, vocational and technical education Illinois Board Education, 1981.
President, editor yearbook Carbondale Garden Club, from 1971. President, treasurer Carbondale Foundation for Better Environmental, 1973-1981. Vestrywoman St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1974-1981.
Member Commission on Ministry, Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, 1974-1980. Coordinator George Bush for President Campaign, Jackson County, Illinois, 1980. Republican candidate for county clerk and recorder, Jackson County, 1978.
Fund raiser Jackson County Boosters Club, from 1979. President Carbondale Council Garden Clubs, 1980-1981. Member American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (program evaluator l973-75, researcher, writer, translator, evaluator), National Association Foreign Student Affairs (board directors l969-70), American Association of University Women, League of Women Voters (chairman criminal justice Carbondale l975-84), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Iota (life).
Married Delos Lincoln Canfield, August 2, l97l. Children: Gerald Richard, Susan Nixon.