Ruth Ellen Cook

Background

Cook, Ruth Ellen was born on November 11, 1929 in Berlin. Arrived in United States, 1943. Daughter of Samuel and Ilse (Meyer) Mohr.

Education

Student, New York University.

Career

Executive director State Council Social Legislation. Member North Carolina House of Representatives, 1974—1983, member, chairman appropriations base budget committee on human resources, vice-chairman appropriations base budget committee, vice-chairman appropriations expansion budget committee, vice-chairman human resources committee, vice-chairman mental health committee. Chairman North Carolina Housing Programs Study Commission, 1981—1982.

Member Gov's Task Force on Science and Technology. Commissioner North Carolina Utilities Commission, 1983—1991.

Achievements

• Ruth Ellen Cook has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator, commissioner, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Women's Center Raleigh. Chairman North Carolina Council Hearing Impaired. Executive director State Council Social Legislation, 1966—1974.

Charter member Raleigh Interch. Housing Corporation, 1966—1969. Communications member Communications for a Competitive North Carolina.

Member of North Carolina Center Public Policy Research (board directors), Arts Advisers North Carolina, Women Executives in State Government, Raleigh Wake League of Women Voters (past president), North Carolina Consumers Council (president 1977).

Connections

Married John Oliver Cook, October 31, 1954 (deceased). Children: Roger Mohr, Judith Ellen.

Father:

Samuel Mohr

Mother:

Ilse (Meyer) Mohr

Spouse:

John Oliver Cook

child:

Roger Mohr Cook

child:

Judith Ellen Cook