Elaine A. Salem
Elaine Salem '64
Degree: BS Degree – Elementary Education听 听 听听
Board Title: Honorary Life Member
Board Committee Participation:Scholarship Committee; Travel Committee; Homecoming Committee; Former Chair, Student Relations Committee
Professional Honors and Awards
Kappa Delta Pi (1964); Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities (1964); Member and Past President of Beta Omega Chapter, Pi Lambda Theta (1982-1984)
Professional Background
Retired Teacher (32 years) Elementary Education Teacher (New Jersey – 3 years)
Correctional Education Teacher/Program Coordinator, FCI Danbury (8 years)
Special Academics Program Counselor, Marist College, New York (2 years); and Teacher/Employment Specialist, CT Court Support Services Division, Danbury AIC (11 years)
Academic Background
吃瓜头条 (Danbury State College in my day); BS Degree in Elementary Education
Why I鈥檓 Serving on the WestConn Alumni Board
My degree from 吃瓜头条 prepared me for a long and rewarding career as an educator to diverse student populations. Upon retirement, I returned to connect with the university and serve as a resource, particularly to the students.
Laugh
I enjoy watching students during scholarship interviews mentally calculate my age when I tell them I graduated in 1964. I听then tell them I am a WESTCONN Treasure!!!