Ruth Ann Schmitt

Background

Schmitt, Ruth Ann was born on July 22, 1940 in Marshalltown, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Franklin Clay and Lelah Madge (Hanson) Varner.

Education

Bachelor in Elementary Education, Luther College, 1963.

Career

Teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, 1963-1964; teacher, Sussex (Wisconsin)-Hamilton Schools, 1964-1966; teacher, Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin) Public Schools, 1967; substitute teacher, Germantown, Slinger, West Bend Public Schools, since 1970; school board member, Kewaskum (Wisconsin) Public Schools, since 1987.

Achievements

• Certified elementary educator.

Membership

Clerk Kewaskum School Board, 1987-1992. Member State Supts. Advisory Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (vice president 1993), Washington County Truancy Committee, WestBend, since 1989, Washington County Strategic Planning, West Bend, 1991. Member University of Wisconsin, West Bend Council, since 1994, Washington County ComprehensiveCommunity Superior vena cava syndrome Board, since 1995, Washington County School to Work partnership board, 1994.

Member American Association of University Women (named Gift Honore 1993, president-elect 1996), American Association Education in Private Practice, Wisconsin Association School Bds., Wisconsin Women's Network, G.F.W.C. Kewaskum Women's Club, Kewaskum Women's Club, Delta Kappa Gamma.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, golf, walking.

Connections

Married John Hiles Schmitt, April 2, 1966. Children: Suzanne, Scott, Stacey.

Father:

Franklin Clay Varner

Mother:

Lelah Madge (Hanson) Varner

Spouse:

John Hiles Schmitt

child:

Suzanne Schmitt

child:

Scott Schmitt

child:

Stacey Schmitt