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Amos, Gloria (1921?-2012)
Gloria Amos was an educator and author. She worked as a secretary in the Englewood School system and eventually served on the Board of Education. She wrote two novels, "Losing Yet Giving" and "Resurgence from the Abyss." She was married to Mason Amos. She had two sons, Terrell and Kenneth.Tags Education -
Chilton, Constance (1903-1988)
Constance Chilton was an educator. She graduated from Smith College in 1926. She went to school with Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan. Together they founded the Little School, now named the Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood. She graduated from Columbia University Teacher's College in 1943. She retired from teaching in 1981.Tags Education -
Dismus, Janis Ellen Greene (1938?-1982)
Janis Ellen Greene Dismus was an educator. She graduated from Miami University with a B.A. in business. She also earned an M.A. in educational administration and counseling. In 1969 she was a guidance counselor at Teaneck High School. In 1975 she joined the Englewood Board of Education. She was president of the board from 1978 to 1981. She was promoted to coordinator of educational services in 1981. She was also a member of Galilee Methodist Church. Janis E. Dismus Middle School was named after her. She married William Dismus. She had two daughters, Cynthia and Diana.Tags Education -
Quigley, Silverius J. (1880-1960)
Silverius Joseph Quigley was a Reverand. He attended Carmelite Seminary and the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained in Chicago on July 11, 1903. He served at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church in Englewood from 1909 to 1933. He then served at the St. Anastasia Church. He helped to create a school in both churches. -
Morgan, Constance Cutter Morrow (1913-1995)
Constance Cutter Morrow Morgan was an educator and author. She graduated from Smith College in 1935. She earned a master's in English Literature from Columbia University in 1938. She wrote a biography about her mother, Elisabeth Cutter Morrow. She became involved with the British Information Services in New York During World War II along with her husband, Aubrey Niel Morgan the widow of her sister Elisabeth, whom she married in 1938. She served on the board of Smith College, Reed College, Beauvoir Elementary School of the National Cathedral School, Marshall Fellows Program, Ridgefield School District, and the Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood which her sister, Elisabeth founded before her death. She had four children, Saran Hutchins, Elisabeth Pendleton, Rhidian, and Margaret Eiluned. Her father was Dwight Morrow. Her other two siblings were Anne and Dwight Jr.Tags Education -
Treadwell, Fayrene "Faye" Lavern Johnson (1926-2011)
Fayrene "Faye" Lavern Johnson Treadwell was an educator. She was also involved in music production as she acted as manager of the Drifters after the death of her husband George Treadwell. Faye Treadwell graduated from Arkansas Baptist College and worked for the Los Angeles School Board. She married George Treadwell in 1957. She had a daughter, Tina. -
Condon, John F. "Jafsie" (1860-1945)
John F. "Jasfie" Condon was an educator and athletic coach. He was a school principal for the New York City School. He acted as the head football coach for Fordham University. He was involved in the Lindbergh kidnapping as he acted as the intermediary and paid the ransom for Charles Lindberg Jr. He married Myra J. Brown in 1894. He had three children, Myra Ruth Condon Hacker and two sons.Tags Education -
Morgan, Elisabeth Reeve Morrow (1904-1934)
Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan was an educator. She created the Little School in 1930. The school was renamed the Elisabeth Morrow School. She graduated from Smith College in 1925 and taught English. She married Aubrey Niel Morgan in 1932. She was the daughter of Dwight Morrow and Elizabeth Cutter Morrow. Her siblings were Anne, Constance, and Dwight Jr.Tags Education -
Bell, Virginia Lee (1935-2011)
Virginia Lee Bell was a Politician and Educator. She graduated from Maryland State College with a B.S. She held numerous teaching positions after graduation. She also received two Master's degrees and a PhD. She became active in politics, especially in Harlem, joining the Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club. She was the local district leader with Assemblyman Charles Rangel and joined his campaign for U.S Congress. She ran with Percy Sutton in 1965 for the Democratic district leader's post for Central Harlem and was elected twice. -
Norris, Hatcher Irwin (1914-1945?)
Hatcher Irwin Norris was the first African American teacher hired in Englewood Schools. He taught industrial arts. He was recruited for World War II and served as a First Lieutenant, He was killed in action.