Signe Linscott Girgus

Background

Girgus, Signe Linscott was born on June 17, 1950 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Andrew and Carol Callahan Girgus.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1972; postgraduate, Parsons School Design, since 1997.

Career

Interior designer, W & J Sloane Inc., Washington, 1972-1976; exhibit design music aid, Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1974; interior designer, General Services Administration Special Projects Division, Washington, 1976-1978; associate director facilities management, sole staff interior designer, Executive Office of President, The White House, Washington, 1978-1995; senior preservation officer, Executive Office of President, The White House, Washington, since 1995. Design liaison Presidential Boxes, Kennedy Center, Washington, 1978-1992. Facilities manager Presidential Inaugural Committee, Washington, 1985.

Design consultant Ronald Reagan Retirement Office, Los Angeles, 1989, George Bush Retirement Office, Houston, 1992.

Achievements

• Signe Linscott Girgus has been listed as a noteworthy Interior designer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Daughters of the American Revolution, American Society Interior Designers, International Interial Design Association, Council Federal Interior Designers, National Trust for History Preservation, Junior League Washington.

Connections

Married Edward Jenkins Rhea, October 7, 1989 (divorced January 1997). Stepchildren: Alexander J., Jean Edwin M., Kenneth A.

Father:

Andrew Girgus

Mother:

Carol Callahan Girgus

Spouse:

Edward Jenkins Rhea

child:

Alexander J. Girgus

child:

Kenneth A. Girgus

child:

Jean Edwin M. Girgus