Distinguished:
June Emry
June was born in Brighton, Iowa on January 10, 1886 and was the youngest of six. She achieved all of her education in Iowa and graduated from the Iowa State Teacher’s College in 1907. After receiving her baccalaureate degree she pursued her quest for higher education by achieving her masters degree from the University of Chicago in 1911. After achieving her masters degree she became the principal of Pannia High School in Colorado and shortly there after became the superintendent. After her stay in Colorado she decided to venture to Madison, South Dakota where she became the High School Principal which was next door to then State Normal School. In 1921 June became the first women elected as the President of the South Dakota Education Association. While President she also became Dean and she held that position for ten years. After her first ten years she decided to go back to school where she earned her Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Oregon in 1936 and for a change of pace she decided to open a bookstore. After some well deserved time off she returned to the Eastern State Teachers College as Dean. In addition to being an esteemed faculty member Ms. Emery was known as a devoted, intelligent, caring, a woman who was a strong advocate of Women’s Rights. 3
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