Elinor Miller Greenberg
Elinor "Ellie" Miller Greenberg | |
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Born | Elinor Miller November 13, 1932 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | September 15, 2021 (aged 88) Centennial, Colorado |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison Mount Holyoke College |
Known for | Adult education |
Spouse | Manny Greenberg |
Children | 3 |
Elinor "Ellie" Miller Greenberg (November 13, 1932 – September 15, 2021
Personal life and education
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1932, and grew up in New Jersey. Her ancestors were Ukrainian Jewish refugees who emigrated to the United States in the early 20th century.[2] She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Psychology, and earned a Master of Arts degree in Speech Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1954.[3]
In the mid-1950s, she moved to
Career
Greenberg began her career in the 1950s as a speech pathologist, diagnosing and treating children and adults with speech problems stemming from brain injury, stroke, and developmental delays. Between 1967 and 1971 she taught at the
In 1971, Greenberg founded the
In the 1980s, she established a weekend
In addition to developing adult education programs, Greenberg trained other educators to work with non-traditional students. She was a guest faculty member at the
In 1991 she founded a consulting and publishing firm, EMG and Associates.[4] In 1993 she traveled to Germany and visited the Dachau concentration camp as part of a delegation that was profiled in a television documentary, Journey for Justice.[2]
She served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Colorado Women's Economic Development Council, the Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition,
Honors and awards
Greenberg received numerous honors and awards over the years. The following is a partial list.[3]
- Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014
- Wilma J. WebbFounders Award, 2014
- Induction into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, 2010
- Colorado MESA Service Award, 2006, 2007
- Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award, Arapahoe Community College, 2003.
- Founding Mother Award, Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition, 1997
- Valuing Women's Work Award - Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, 1995
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Professional School of Psychology (CA), 1987
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN), 1983
- Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award; Proclamation of Elinor Miller Greenberg Day in Denver by Mayor Wellington Webb, 1991
- Woman of the Decade, Littleton Newspapers, 1970
- Human Relations Award, B'nai B'rith Women, 1968
- Distinguished Service Award, Littleton Education Association, 1968
- Citizen of the Year, Omega Psi Phi fraternity, 1966
Books
Greenberg authored, co-authored, or edited nine books and over 200 papers.[5] Her tenth book was published posthumously.
- Tietjen, Jill; Greenberg, Elinor Miller (2022). Over, Under, Around, and Through: How Hall of Famers Surmount Obstacles. ISBN 9781682753354.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller; Whitney, Fay Wadsworth (2008). A Time of Our Own: In Celebration of Women Over Sixty. ISBN 9781555916442.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller; Bergquist, William H.; Klaum, G. Alan (1993). In Our Fifties: Voices of Men and Women Reinventing Their Lives. ISBN 9781555425135.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller (1993). Journey for Justice: From Colorado to Germany. EMG and Associates.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller (1991). Weaving: The Fabric of a Woman's Life. EMG and Associates. ISBN 9780962976407.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller (1989). Enhancing Leadership: Sailing the Seas of Boardsmanship. EMG and Associates.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller, ed. (1982). New Partnerships: Higher Education and the Non-Profit Sector. San Francisco: ISBN 978-0875898940.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller; Bergquist, William H.; Gould, Ronald A. (1981). Designing Undergraduate Education. San Francisco: ISBN 9780875895086.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller (1981). Quality Lifelong Education: New Perspectives on Design and Administration. University of Northern Colorado.
- Greenberg, Elinor Miller; O'Donnell, Kathleen; Bergquist, William H., eds. (1980). Educating Learners of All Ages: New Directions for Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
References
- ^ IJN Staff (24 September 2021). "Elinor Greenberg". Intermountain Jewish News. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ a b Jones, Peter. "A life of learning and social change". The Villager. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elinor Miller Greenberg Resume". Regis University.
- ^ a b c "Elinor Miller Greenberg Papers: Welcome". Regis University.
- ^ a b "Elinor Miller Greenberg". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.