She was presently a member of the First Baptist Church at Richmond. She was baptized at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Boones Creek when she was 8 years old. She grew up on the family farm and is the daughter of the late James H. Janice Burdette Blythe was born on Novemin Lancaster, Garrard County. Janice Orienda Burdette Blythe - Professor of Child and Family Studies (1986-2019) - March 5, 2019ĭr. To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of Marcia Elise Andre’, please visit our Tribute Store. In lieu of flowers, donations to a local animal shelter or the SPCA are suggested. Internment will be in the Benedum Cemetery in Bridgeport, WV. There will be a wake service at 6:30 pm on March 27 and a funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00am on March 28th both will be held at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Loretto in Nerinx, KY. She also was a member and past president of the local League of Women’s Voters the initial organizer and past co-chair of the Brushy Fork Water Watch she was active in her church and frequently played her flute during services. She participated in many groups dealing with social justice and modernization of the Catholic Church. She was the author of many publications, papers and presentations dealing with the study of foreign languages.Īs an educator and a devout Catholic Elise joined the Sisters of Loretto as a Co-Member in 1997. She had a wide variety of work experiences including as an Exchange Teacher at the Lycée de Jeunes Filles de Reims Teacher of French at Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ Exchange Teacher of English and lecturer for the United States Information Service in Gothenburg, Sweden Executive Director of the International Center in Albany, NY Department Head and Director of Master of Arts in Teaching, School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT and as a French Professor at Berea College from 1976 until her retirement in 1995.Īmong her many awards and honors are a French government grant for assistantship in Reims, France full scholarship for Master’s degree study at Vanderbilt University and Doctoral Internship at The Ohio State University as the recipient of the Kentucky Council on International Travel Grant one of four national consultants on restructuring foreign language teacher preparation education for the Commonwealth of Virginia Guest Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg and the University of Lund, both in Sweden and recipient of the Aston Magna Academy grant. She received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Vanderbilt University in 1961 and a Ph.D in Foreign Language Education from The Ohio State University in 1974. While attending Vassar she also studied at The Julliard School of Music. She graduated from Vassar College in 1959 with a double major in French and Music. André of Winchester, VA.Įlise attended the public schools in Clarksburg, WV. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Nancy André Hatton. She was born Apin Clarksburg, WV to Oscar J. Faculty Marcia Elise Andre - Professor of French (1976-1995) - March 14, 2019Įlise André passed away peacefully at Telford Terrace in Richmond, KY on March 14. To quickly locate a particular name or class year, use Control+F, or Command+F on a Mac, to search within your browser.
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