Sherida Dill Claassen

Background

Claassen, Sherida Dill was born on November 27, 1948 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Wilben Hubert and Dorothy Louise (Richardson) Dill.

Education

BJ, U. Missouri, 1970; Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine U., 1981.

Career

Editor, Graphic Herald, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1970-1973; area editor, Suburban Trib/Chicago Tribune, 1973-1978; copy editor, San Jose (California) Mercury, 1978-1979; assistant metropolitan editor, San Jose (California) Mercury, 1979-1981; city editor, Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, 1981-1982; assistant managing editor, news, Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, 1982-1985; director, R & D, Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, 1985-1991; executive editor, Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, 1991-1994; vice president, associate public, Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, 1995-1997; vice president marketing, Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, since 1997.

Achievements

• Sherida Dill Claassen has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas, since 1997, Wichita Cmty. Foundation, since 1996, Boys and Girls Club of Wichita, since 1995, Kids Voting Kansas, since 1995, Roots & Wings, Wichita, 1989-1991, Leaderhip Kansas Class 1989, Leadership 2000 Class 1991, Wichita. Board advisors Salvation Army of Wichita, since 1995.

Vice president, board directors Wichita Festivals, Inc., 1988-1991.

Connections

Married Arthur Norman Claassen, June 22, 1985. Children: April Dill, Christopher Wilben.

Father:

Wilben Hubert Dill

Mother:

Dorothy Louise (Richardson) Dill

Spouse:

Arthur Norman Claassen

child:

Christopher Wilben Claassen

child:

April Dill Claassen