Background
Gehres, Sister Ruth was born on April 4, 1933 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Fay Alvin and Floretta Marie (Snyder) Gehres.
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Sister Ruth Gehres
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Bachelor in English, Brescia College, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in English, St. Louis University, 1968.
Career
Elementary teacher St. Joseph School, Nebraska City, Nebraska, 1954-1957. Elementary principal Our Lady of Mercy School, Hodgenville, Kentucky, 1957-1958. Junior high school teacher Saints Joseph and Paul School, Owensboro, 1958-1962.
Professor English Brescia College, since 1967, chairperson Humanities Division and English department, 1969-1977, alumni director, 1977-1979, president, since 1986. Teacher English Gymnasium der Ursulinen, Straubing, Federal Republic Germany, 1984-1985.
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Board directors Junior Achievement, Owensboro, since 1986, Leadership Owensboro, since 1986. Board dirs Kentucky Indiana College Fund, Louisville, since 1986. Member board overseers St. Meinrad Seminary.
Member Modern Language Association, National Association Indiana Colleges and Universities, Association Catholic Colleges and Universities, Council Indiana Kentucky Colleges and Universities, Chamber of Commerce.
