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humanities educator

Shirley Antokol-Meckler, American humanities educator. All-American Scholar Collegiate award, 1994. Member steering committee Jewish American Festival, Baltimore, 1979-1984, auction committee co-chair, 1979-1980, chair raffle committee, 1981-1984; donor, chair, board directors Amit Women, Baltimore, 1978-1986. Member Phi Alpha Theta (past president), Lambda Iota Tau.

Background

Antokol-Meckler, Shirley was born on October 8, 1940 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Julius and Faye (Falk) Antokol.

Education

Degree in Nursing, University Maryland, 1960. Associate of Arts, Catonsville Community College, Baltimore, 1978. Bachelor of Science, Towson State University, Baltimore, 1989.

Master of Arts, Morgan State University, Baltimore, 1995.

Career

Staff nurse Maryland Ge. Hospital, Baltimore, 1961-1964. Market research interviewer Venick Associates, 1980-1983.

Public relations staff Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, 1989-1992. Lecturer English Coppin State College, 1995—2002, Strayer University, 2003—2006. Tutor Towson State University, 1988—1989.

Lecturer in English Community College Baltimore County Catonsville-Owings Mills Campus, since 2002. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

  • Shirley Antokol-Meckler has been listed as a noteworthy Humanities educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member steering committee Jewish American Festival, Baltimore, 1979-1984, auction committee co-chair, 1979-1980, chair raffle committee, 1981-1984. Donor, chair, board directors Amit Women, Baltimore, 1978-1986. Member Phi Alpha Theta (past president), Lambda Iota Tau.

Interests

  • Avocations: reading, crocheting, music, opera, symphony.

Connections

Married Jack Meckler, December 1, 1963. Children: Janine Lynn, Philip Richard (deceased), David Zvi.

Father:
Julius Antokol

Mother:
Faye (Falk) Antokol

Spouse:
Jack Meckler

child:
Philip Richard Antokol-Meckler (deceased)

child:
Janine Lynn Antokol-Meckler

child:
David Zvi Antokol-Meckler