Background
Polowe-Aldersley, Stephanie Ruth was born on July 16, 1945 in Sacramento. Daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Margaret (Nowatka) Polowe.
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Stephanie Ruth Polowe-Aldersley
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Stephanie Ruth Polowe-Aldersley, American English language educator, educational association administrator, legislator. Recipient Resolution of Recognition, Convention American Instructors of the Deaf, 1991; named Honorary Mayor of St. Paul Boulevard, Citizens for Preservation of St. Paul Boulevard, 1992.
Education
Student, St. Lawrence University, 1966. Bachelor in English, Wayne State University, 1967. Master of Arts in English, State University of New York, Brockport, 1980.
Doctor of Education in Psycholinguistics, University Rochester, 1985.
Career
Member of staff, United Way of Rochester, New York, 1967; tutorial supervisor, Yonkers (New York) School Board, 1970-1971; reading teacher, Rochester City Schools, 1971-1973; substitute teacher, Rochester City Schools, 1973-1974; instructor, National Technology Institute for Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1974-1982; assistant Professor of English, National Technology Institute for Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1982-1989; associate Professor of English, National Technology Institute for Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Sponsor Bluebirds, West Irondequoit, 1977-1978. Program director Parent-Teachers Association, West Irondequoit, 1983-1984. Member West Irdondequoit Board Education, Rochester, 1986-1992, Board Cooperative Educational Services, Fairport, New York, since 1992.
Advisor Helmer Nature Center, Irondequoit, 1987-1988. Co-chair Council Organization Representatives of and for People who are Def or Hard of Hearing, Washington, 1993. Member Modern Language Association, North America Association for Study of Romanticism, National Association of Deaf, Council on Exceptional Children, Alexander Graham Bell Association, National Council Teachers of English, Convention American Institute Deaf (president-electrical 1989-1991, president 1991-1993, secretary 1987-1989, president teachers of English and language arts 1985-1987, resolution of recognition 1989, 91, editor 1991 proceedings 1993), Monroe County School Boards Association (vice president, chair-elect 1992-1993, president since 1993, co-chair labor relations 1991-1992, steering committee 1991-1993).
Interests
Connections
Married Edward S. Downey Junior, September 23, 1967 (divorced January 1981). Children: Jennifer, Ian. Married Stephen Aldersley, May 30, 1982.
1 child, Jordan.
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1967
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Awards
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Recipient Resolution of Recognition, Convention American Instructors of the Deaf, 1991. Named Honorary Mayor of St. Paul Boulevard, Citizens for Preservation of St. Paul Boulevard, 1992.Recipient Resolution of Recognition, Convention American Instructors of the Deaf, 1991. Named Honorary Mayor of St. Paul Boulevard, Citizens for Preservation of St. Paul Boulevard, 1992.