Winona Elliott Sample

Background

Sample, Winona Elliott was born on October 21, 1917 in Red Lake, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Louis Leo and Mary (Head) Elliott.

Education

Bachelor, San Jose State University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Wheeloch College, Boston, 1999.

Career

Director, state child care centers Santa Clara Office of Education, California, 1945—1965. Education specialist National Head State Bureau, San Jose, 1965—1975. Chief California Indian Health Services, State Health Department, Washington.

Consultant California State Department Education Office, Sacramento, 1975—1988. Private education consultant Santa Clara, from 1988. Staff member Banx St. College, New York City, 1980—1984, Enisson Institute, Chicago, 1982—1987.

Achievements

• Winona Elliott Sample has been listed as a noteworthy educational consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Washington, 1984—1988. Vice chair International Year of the Child, 1986—1988. Member of National Indian Education Association.

Interests

• Reading, art, crafts.

Connections

Married Herbert Conway Sample, June 1936 (deceased October 1966). Children: Herbert Conway Junior, James Elliott.

Father:

Louis Leo Elliott

Mother:

Mary (Head) Elliott

Spouse:

Herbert Conway Sample

child:

James Elliott Sample

child:

Herbert Conway Junior Sample