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Lois Deimel Whealey Citizen Activist Athens, OH www.loisdeimelshealey.com An accomplished citizen activist in Athens, Ohio, Ms. Whealey previously excelled as a teacher for nearly 10 years. She began her career as a fifth-grade teacher at the Swayne School, now the Owyhee Combined School, in Owyhee, Nevada, from 1952 to 1953 before going on to teach seventh grade with Fort Knox Dependent Schools in Kentucky from 1955 to 1956. She served as a teacher of adult basic education for the United States Air Force in Oxford, England, from 1956 to 1957, a sixth- grade teacher for the Amerman Elementary School in Northville, Michigan, from 1957 to 1958, and an eighth-grade teacher of English and social studies for Slauson Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 1958 to 1959. A part-time instructor at Ohio University from 1966 to 1968 and in 1975, Ms. Whealey was active as an administrative assistant for a humanities conference in Athens from 1974 to 1976 and again in 1983. She was later involved with Rural Action as an AmeriCorps VISTA from 1996 to 1998. Active with a number of civic and charitable organizations over the course of her career, Ms. Whealey has contributed to the National Volunteer Caregiving Network, Organize! Ohio, and the Ohio Alliance for the Environment. Further, she was active with Ohio Women, Inc. for many years, serving on the board of directors since 1995 and secretary since 1997. Recognized with the Unsung Unitarian Universalist Award from the Ohio-Meadville District of the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1984, Ms. Whealey went on to be honored by the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond with a Thanks Badge in 1986 and named a Woman of Achievement in 1987. She was presented with a How- To Award from the Educational Press Association of America in 1990, and received the Donna Chen Women’s Equity Award from Ohio University in 1994 and a Community Service Award from the Athens County Community Service Council in 1998. Ms. Whealey was