Elsie Hollenbeck
honored
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July 18, 2011 |
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Elsie
Hollenbeck |
At their recent state convention, long-time
Boundary County educator Elsie Hollenbeck was
recently honored with the State Achievement
Award of Alpha Nu State of the Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International.
The award, established in 1965, honors only the
most outstanding of its active members,
recognizing ability, accomplishment, enthusiasm,
interest, idealism and vision.
Mrs. Hollenbeck has been active in the society
for almost 38 years, originally initiated into
the Zeta Chapter but switching soon after she
qualified to join to the Upsilon Chapter, where
she's served as State Finance Committee Chair,
Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and
on various committees for conventions and
conferences throughout the state.
Locally, she's twice served at chapter president
twice, as vice president, treasurer and
Parliamentarian. Last year, she was co-chair of
the Chapter's convention in Post Falls.
She is well-known throughout Boundary County as
an educator in local public schools, having been
honored as Boundary County's Outstanding Teacher
in 1978. She has been active at all levels of
the Education Association, from serving as
Affirmative Action Chair for the district to
serving on the Professional Standards
Commission.
She's remained involved in legislative issues
affecting education and is an effective advocate
for children, parents and educators.
Since her retirement, she's worked untold hours
with the Boundary County Human Rights Task
Force, the Grow Committee, the Phoenix Project
and the Friends of the Restorium, just to name a
few.
Between all that, she enjoys spending time with
her husband, Richard Hollenbeck, her children,
grandchildren and her new great-grandchild. She
enjoys cross-country skiing, living a healthy
lifestyle, reading, gardening, boating and
macrame. |
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