Background
Stricker, Ruth Ann was born on March 12, 1935 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Peter August and Eleanor (Ellinger) DeBeer.
fitness center owner and director
Stricker, Ruth Ann was born on March 12, 1935 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Peter August and Eleanor (Ellinger) DeBeer.
Bachelor of Science, Macalester College, 1957.
Studied dance and performed professionally University Hawaii. Camp director Young Women’s Christian Association, Chicago, private girls' camp, Brainerd, Minnesota. Owner Ruth Stricker's Fitness Unlimited, Minnetonka, 1970-1984.
Owner, director Ruth Stricker's The Marsh, since 1984. Adjunct professor St. Mary's College, St. Paul, 1987. Facilitator Annual Itasca Conference, Brainerd, since 1984.
Advisor national fitness program Boy's Clubs of America. Also lecturer and presenter events nationally.
Trustee, Macalester College, St. Paul. Past board directors Young Women’s Christian Association of Minneapolis. Member Minneapolis Urban League, Junior League Minneapolis, Minnesota Women's Consortium.
Elder St. Luke Presbyterian Church, Wayzata, Minnesota. Member American Society Professional and Executive Men, Association Female Executives, American College Sports Medicine, International Dance Exercise Association, International Racquet Sports Association, Women's Sports Foundation, Twin West Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau Lodges: Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) (president 1968-1970).
Married David Dean Stricker, December 26, 1958 (divorced 1985). Children: Kimberly Ann, Mark David.