Nell P. Eurich Lazarus

Background

Lazarus, Nell P. Eurich was born on July 28, 1919 in Norwood, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Clayton W. and Adah (Palmer) Plopper.

Education

Associate of Arts, Stephens College, 1939. Bachelor, Stanford University, 1941. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1943.

Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1959.

Career

Director student union University Texas, 1942-1943. Resident counselor Barnard College, 1944-1946. Assistant to president Woman's Foundation, 1947-1949.

Officer charge public relations State University New York, 1949-1952. Acting president Stephens College, 1953-1954. Assistant professor English New York University, 1959-1964.

Academic dean New College, Sarasota, Florida, 1965. Director project to reorganize curriculum Aspen (Colorado) Public High School, 1966. Dean faculty, professor English Vassar College, 1967-1970.

Provost, dean faculty, professor English, vice president academy affairs Manhattanville College, New York, 1971-1975. Senior consultant International Council for Educational Development, 1975-1982, Academy for Educational Development, 1982-1988. Member national selection committee, chairman Rocky Mountain regional committee National Endowment Humanities, 1966-1967, consultant, 1970-1971.

Member Middle States commission Marshall Scholarships, 1967-1968. Chairman Northeastern region, 1969-1971. Member United States Commission on Educational technology, Department of Health, 1968-1969.

Member overseer's visiting committee on summer school and university extension Harvard, 1969-1975. Member panel of judge's Federal Woman's award, 1969. Consultant Academy for Educational Development, 1970-1971.

Member career minister review board United States Department State, 1972. Participant Ditchley Conference V, 1973. Member Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, 1976.

Moderator executive seminar Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1977, 79, 80. Director Adult Learning Project Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching, 1985-1990. Advisor National Academy of Engineering, 1987-1988.

Visiting committee Neuro Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Achievements

• Nell P. Eurich Lazarus has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past trustee Bank Street College, Salisbury School, Hudson Guild Neighborhood House, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Bennington College. Trustee Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, 1977—1980, Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, 1978—1984. Trustee emeritus New College Foundation, 1964—2001.

Member Modern Language Association, American Association Colleges (special committee on liberal studies 1966-1970), World Society Ekistics, National Council Women (honorary), Century Association New York City.

Connections

Married Alvin C. Eurich, March 15, 1953 (deceased 1987). Children: Juliet Ann, Donald Alan. Married Maurice Lazarus, 1988.

Father:

Clayton W. Plopper

Mother:

Adah (Palmer) Plopper

Spouse:

Maurice Lazarus

Spouse:

Alvin C. Eurich

child:

Donald Alan Lazarus

child:

Juliet Ann Lazarus