Background
Olmsted, Ruth Martin was born on October 26, 1950 in Albany, New York, United States. Daughter of Sterling Pitkin and Barbara (Starr) Olmsted.
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Ruth Martin Olmsted
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Student, Oberlin College, 1968-1969; Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Language/History and Government, Wilmington College, 1972; Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin, 1976.
Career
Adjunct faculty member in sociology Chatfield College, St. Martin, Ohio, 1974-1975. Adjunct faculty member in writing and physical education Wilmington (Ohio) College, 1975-1977. Adjunct faculty member in writing, speech and adult basic education Southern State College, Wilmington, 1975-1977.
Assistant professor English, drama and speech William Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1977-1982. Substitute teacher 10 school districts, Southern Iowa, 1982-1983. Instructor in English and humanities Emma Willard School, Troy, New York, 1983-1989.
Assistant professor speech Sage Junior College of Albany, 1989-1993. Managing editor assessment Regents College/Excelsior College, Albany, since 1993, assistant dean for test development, since 1999. Member workshops in medieval music-drama National Endowment of the Humanities, 1979, 81.
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Membership
Life member Girl Scouts United States, since 1959. Member policy, personnel committee, annual meeting and general committees Friends Committee on National Legislation, Washington, since 1979. Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, Society Technology Communications, National Council Measurement in Education, Country Dance and Song Society of America, International Boethius Society, Pokingbrook Morris Dancers (squire, foreman, treasurer since 1984).
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Married Lawrence Daniel Syzdek, October 27, 1990.
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American
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