Olive Leskow

Background

Leskow, Olive was born on June 25, 1919 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Julian and Antonina (Huminsky) Leskow.

Education

AB, Ball State University, 1941; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1947.

Career

Teacher, Tolleston School, Gary, Indiana, 1942-1961; teacher, Lew Wallace High School, Gary, Indiana, 1961-1984. Evaluation team member North Center Education Association, 1979-1983.

Achievements

• Olive Leskow has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Recipient Retiring Outstanding Teacher award, Indiana State Teachers Council, 1985, Inland Steel Outstanding Teacher award, 1984. Member National Education Association, American Association of University Women, National Council Teachers of Mathematics (representative 1969-1991), Central Association Mathematics and Science Teachers, Gary Classroom Association, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Zeta, Delta Kappa Gamma, (Beta Sigma chapter chairman finance committee since 1988, treasurer since 1988).

Interests

• Avocations: desktop publishing, computers, piano, traveling.

Connections

Father:

Julian Leskow

Mother:

Antonina (Huminsky) Leskow