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| Janet L. Heinicke
Iowa, USA
Age: 70 or over |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Member
Women Graduates USA |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation |
My
professional field is that of fine art and art administration.
I have thirty years of experience as an art administrator,
serving as department chairman and division head in undergraduate
collegiate education.
Though retired,
I continue to teach in the museum education department of
the Des Moines Art Center in Des Moines , Iowa , USA and
through a consortium of institutions of higher education
in Des Moines in an entity known as the Senior College,
where I teach persons aged fifty five and older.
I am an exhibiting professional artist.
My work has been exhibited in over eighty five one person
exhibitions both in the United States as well as in Japan
, Malaysia, and in Eastern Europe, including the countries
of Ukraine and Russia .
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| Experience assessing doctoral and postdoctoral academic research proposals: |
I
served on the Fellowships Committee for the American Association
of University Women.
In
addition, as professor of art, I have often been instrumental
in making “connections” for students to realize their potential
by furthering their scholarly studies. Doing so always involved
assessment of the proposals of the student's research.
The opportunity to be in involved
in meaningful work in Eastern Europe presented itself to
me when I had an opportunity to work as a visiting academic
at the Pedagogical Institute located in Riga Latvia , shortly
after Latvia became an independent country. (My duties involved
evaluating the existing art curriculum of the Institute
and preparing recommendations for change in that curriculum.)
Other opportunities occurred in Japan and in Malaysia .
Most recently I have been involved in providing study opportunities
for two women from Tanzania to continue their studies at
the graduate level in the United States .
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| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position |
Chairman, Companion Synod Ministry Team, Tanzania,
East Africa, Pare Diocese. Arranged opportunities
for study for women in Religious studies focusing on women's'
issuues; in deaf education; chairman of Iowa-Terengannu
Malaysia Sister State committee, responsible for non currency
exchange programs; brought students from US to Malaysia,
arranged trips for Malaysian students to Iowa; arranged
conferences on Islam in Iowa; Chaired department of art,
Division of Fina Arts, undergraduate college in Iowa.
Reviewer for American Library Association; reviewer for
Iowa Humanities Association. Immediate past president American
Association of University Women in Iowa, active in issues
advocating equity for women, Program convener for Women
Graduates-USA. |
| Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
I have been and remain deeply committed to providing
opportunities for women to develop their intellectual and
personal capacities to the maximum. In particular
I am interested in seeing that age, ethnicity or nationality
do not become the criteria for recognizing excellence but
that, instead, the potential for emerging intellectual excellence
is fostered and encouraged. I served on the fellowships
committee for the American Association of University Women;
I have been a professor of art and department chairman as
well as division chairman for thirty years. My special
interest remains steadfast, to help individuals make connections
that assist them to realize their potential. |
| How would you promote sponsorship for and donations to the International
Fellowships? |
By extending knowledge and information about the
IFUW program more widely through the membership of Women
Graduates USA, a knowledge that is often minimal.
As program convener for WG-USA I have an opportunity to
integrate this information with other aspects of the organization's
work. |
| Education: |
Ed.D. Doctor of Educational Administration,
Curriculum Supervision, Northern Ill. University |
| Mother
tongue: |
English |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
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| Computer
skills: |
Considerable experience sending e-mail and using the
Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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