Thelma Ann Zirkelbach

Background

Zirkelbach, Thelma Ann was born on May 23, 1935 in Austin, Texas, United States. Daughter of Alex and Ida (Rosenbaum) Dochen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology, University Texas, 1957; Master of Arts in Speech Pathology, U. Houston, 1970; Doctor of Education in reading, U. Houston, 1983.

Career

Speech clinical, Houston Indiana School District, 1957-1960; speech-language diagnostician, Speech and Hearing Institute, Houston, 1970-1975; director, clinical, Association Speech and Language Superior vena cava syndrome, Houston, Sugarland, since 1975. Consultant River Oaks Baptist School, Houston, 1975-1983. Consultant, clinical Jewish Community Center Preschool, Houston, since 1976.

Lecturer U. Houston Speech Pathology Department, 1984, Rice U. Continuing Studies, Houston, 1985. Board member Fort Bend Special Education Advisory Board, Sugarland, Texas, 1986-1987.

Achievements

• Thelma Ann Zirkelbach has been listed as a noteworthy Speech pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president (life) Hadassah, Houston, since 1959. Member Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Foundation (board directors 1995-1996), Houston Association for Communication Disorders, Orton Dyslexia Society, Learning Disabilities Association, Kesher, Romance Writers of America, Hadassah (life).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading, raising cats.

Connections

Married Morton B. Krieger, March 8, 1959 (divorced 1969). Children: Lori Krieger Hill, Michael Krieger. Married RalphZirkelbach, December 19, 1970.

Father:

Alex Dochen

Mother:

Ida (Rosenbaum) Dochen

Spouse:

RalphZirkelbach

Spouse:

Morton B. Krieger

child:

Lori Krieger Hill Zirkelbach

child:

Michael Krieger Zirkelbach