Background
Henn, Shirley Emily was born on May 26, 1919 in Cleveland. Daughter of Albert Edwin and Florence Ely (Miller) Henn.
Henn, Shirley Emily was born on May 26, 1919 in Cleveland. Daughter of Albert Edwin and Florence Ely (Miller) Henn.
Bachelor of Arts, Hollins College, 1941. Master of Science, U. North Carolina, 1966.
Library. assistant Hollins (Virginia) College, 1943—1944, 1961—1964, reference library, 1965—1984. Retired, 1984; advertising manager R.M. Kellogg Company, Three Rivers, Michigan, 1946—1947. Executive secretary Hollins College Alumnae Association, 1947—1955.
Real estate salesman Fowlkes & Kefauver, Roanoke, Virginia, 1955—1961. President Society Prevention Cruelty to Animals, 1959—1961, 1969—1972, board directors, 1972—1981. Donor Mary Williamson award Humanities Hollins College, since 1947.
Endowed fund for purchase books Childrens Literature collection Fishburn Library. Hollins College, 1986—1993. Donor, patron Women's Center Hollins College, since 1993.
With Scholarship Aids, 1994, Children's Literature Masters Program, since 1993. Active member National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 1994, Roanoke Valley History Society, since 1984, Roanoke Valley History Museum, Roanoke Valley Science Museum, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, since 1995, National Audubon Society, since 1995, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, since 1995. Donor Virginia Polytechnic Institute Foundation Restoration Hotel Roanoke, since 1992.
Partner Special Olympics, since 1995.
Member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, American Library Association, National Audubon Society, Poetry Society Virginia, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Blue Ridge Zoological Society, American Museum National History, Poetry Society Virginia, National Daughters of the American Revolution, Virginia Library. Association, American Alumni Council, Roanoke Valley Mopar Club, Children's Literature Association, Roanoke Valley Antique Auto Club, Antique Automobile Club American, Quota International.
Married John Van Bruggen, July 14, 1944 (divorced May 1947). 1 child, Peter Albert(deceased).