Patricia Joan Herget Latshaw

Background

Latshaw, Patricia Joan Herget was born on October 4, 1930 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Walter Clyde and Helen Naomi (Jones) Herget.

Education

Bachelor, Principia College, 1951. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1957.

Career

Assistant to business manager, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1951-1953; instructor English, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1953-1955; instructor communications skills, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1955-1957; staff writer, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, Chicago, 1957-1958; public relations director, Cleveland Area Young Women’s Christian Association, 1958-1959; public relations director, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio., 1970-1972; director communications, University Superior vena cava syndrome Institute, Mayfield, Ohio., 1972-1974; director community relations, Akron (Ohio)-Summit County Public Library., 1974-1995; retired, 1995. Co-editor Puppetry Journal, Macedonia, Ohio, since 1983.

Membership

Democratic councilwoman, Macedonia, 1969-1970. Member American Library Association (John Cotton Dana Public Relations special award 1983, member intellectual freedom committee 1987-1991), Public Relations Society of America (accredited association delegate 1977), Library. Administration and Management Association (chairman public relations section 1989-1990), Ohio Library.

Association (president 1992, chairman member committee 1976, chairman community relations division 1980, intellectual freedom committee 1981-1984, president 1992).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading.

Connections

Married George Tarrant Latshaw, May 24, 1958. Children: Christopher Herget, Michael Kevin.

Father:

Walter Clyde Herget

Mother:

Helen Naomi (Jones) Herget

Spouse:

George Tarrant Latshaw

child:

Christopher Herget Latshaw

child:

Michael Kevin Latshaw