Nancy Koonmen Schmidtmann

Background

Schmidtmann, Nancy Koonmen was born on April 13, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Charles Bernard and Anna Mary (Gorman) Koonmen.

Education

AB cum laude, Chestnut Hill College, 1961. Master of Arts, St. John's University, 1962. Master of Library Science, St. John's University, 1982.

Career

Research assistant St. John's University, Jamaica, New York, 1961—1962, 1980—1981. Teacher English Francis Lewis High School, Flushing, 1962—1963. Copywriter Barth-Spencer Corporation, Valley Stream, 1968—1970.

Editor/copywriter Barron's Educational Series, Woodbury, 1970—1972. School media specialist George McVey Elementary School, East Meadow, 1988—1997. Part-time children's library Syosset Public Library., 1982—1987.

Reference library Jericho Public Library., since 1987. Panelist Nassau Suffolk Library. Institute, 1980; audio-visual reviewer School Library.

Journals, 1980—1988; speaker NCEA convention. Parish library St. Margaret of Scotland, Selden, New York. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Nancy Koonmen Schmidtmann has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

4-H leader, Nassau County, New York, 1970—1986. Volunteer Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center, since 1965. Member executive board Parent-Teachers Association Plainview Old-Bethpage public schools, 1967—1970.

Member of College Language Association (public committee), National Catholic Education Association, Catholic Library. Association (chapter president, chair parish and community library services section, chair publications committee), Beta Phi Mu (vice president), Delta Epsilon Sigma.

Connections

Married Otto S. Schmidtmann, December 26, 1962. Children: Lucie Ann, Mary Catherine, Peter, Emily Jean, Charles.

Father:

Charles Bernard Koonmen

Mother:

Anna Mary (Gorman) Koonmen

Spouse:

Otto S. Schmidtmann

child:

Peter Schmidtmann

child:

Mary Catherine Schmidtmann

child:

Charles Schmidtmann

child:

Emily Jean Schmidtmann

child:

Lucie Ann Schmidtmann