Ruth Carrington Anderson

Background

Anderson, Ruth Carrington was born on January 7, 1915 in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Harry Porter and Mary Lamberetta (Cook) Carrington.

Education

Bachelor in English, Iowa State Teachers College, 1938; Master of Science in Edition and English, Western Illinois U., 1970; postgraduate, U. Iowa, 1954; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1958.

Career

Teacher rural schools, Henry County, Illinois, 1933-1936; junior high school teacher, Woodhull (Illinois) Grade School, 1936-1942; interviewer, United States Employment Svc., Galesburg, Illinois, 1942-1944; English, literature and government teacher, Geneseo (Illinois) Junior High School, 1952-1976; retired, 1976. Speaker in field; senior services planning committee Hammond Henry Hospital, Geneseo, Illinois, 1992-1993. Co-chairman teacher welfare committee Geneseo Community Unit District 228, 1975-1976.

Achievements

• Ruth Carrington Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy secondary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Western Illinois Senior Advocacy Council, Kewanee, Illinois, 1988-1994, Rock Island Senior Council, 1988-1994, Henry County Farm Bureau. Pres Henry County Senior Advocacy Council, Geneseo, 1987-1994, chairman public information meetings and programs, 1987-1994, moderator Illinois legislation candidate forum, 1992. Secretary-treasurer Andover, Illinois Senior Citizens, since 1989.

Member Henry County Senior CitizensBd., Kewanee, since 1993. Delegate to Illinois Conference on Aging, Springfield, 1990;board directors Augustana Lutheran Church, Andover, 1989-1995, chairman congressional learning committee. Education chairman Augustana Lutheran Church Women, 1985, member peace circle, since 1965.

Pianist United Methodist Church, Woodhull, 1931-1942. Active Evang.Luth. Church Women. Member Daughters of the American Revolution, Illinois Retired Teachers Association (life, legislation committee 1989-1992), American Association Retired Persons, National Retired Teachers Association, Andover History Association (life), American Legion Auxiliary (1st vice president since 1979, president 1976-1979), U. Northern Iowa Alumni Association, We.

Illinois U. Alumni Association, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: bowling, travel, investing, writing poetry, reading, senior and community activities.

Connections

Married Lee Silas Anderson, November 9, 1942 (deceased December 1972). Children: Lawrence Lee, Lynette G. Anderson Esposito, Leslie Carl.

Father:

Harry Porter Carrington

Mother:

Mary Lamberetta (Cook) Carrington

Spouse:

Lee Silas Anderson

child:

Lawrence Lee Anderson

child:

Leslie Carl Anderson

child:

Lynette G. Anderson Esposito Anderson