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| Elizabeth Gibson Drinko |
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Elizabeth Gibson Drinko has long been an
outstanding supporter of academic programs at
Marshall University, primarily through the John Deaver and Elizabeth G. Drinko Distinguished Chair
in Liberal Arts, established with a $1 million
endowment in 1987, and the John Deaver Drinko
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| A native of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, she graduated in 1940 from Crafton High School
where she was a member of the National Honor Society and
president of both Student Council and the Leaders Corps. She
earned her B.A. degree in 1944 from Westminster College in New
Wilmington, Pennsylvania, majoring in psychology. She was a
member of Zeta Tau Alpha, Panhellenic Council, Mermaids
acrobatic swimming team, YWCA and May Court. She served an
internship at the Neuropsychological Institute of Living in
Hartford, Connecticut. |
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She holds Honorary Doctorates from Marshall
university, Westminster College and Keystone College. |
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She married John Deaver
Drinko on May 14, 1946, and they are the parents of four
children, Elizabeth Drinko Sullivan, Dr. Diana Lynn Drinko
Martin, John Randall Drinko and Jay Deaver Drinko, and
grandparents of eleven. |
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Mrs. Drinko is an officer
and director of Cleveland Institute of Electronics Inc., World
College Inc. and Double D Ranch. She is an officer and trustee
of The John D. and Elizabeth G. Drinko Charitable Foundation,
The Mellen Foundation and The Hostetler Foundation. |
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A member of Heights
United Presbyterian Church, she is active with the United
Presbyterian Women's Group. She is past president of the Alumnae
Association of Zeta Tau Alpha, an officer and member of the
Cleveland Council of Panhellenic and chairwoman of the Lyndhurst
(Ohio) Combined Health Drive. She also has been active with the
United Presbyterian Missionary Conference, Boy Scouts and Cub
Scouts. |
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Mrs. Drinko is a member of the College Club of
Cleveland, Mayfield Country Club, The Union Club of Cleveland
and O'Donnell Golf Club of Palm Springs, California. |
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Copyright 2008
Drinko Academy, MU |
211 Old Main =
One John Marshall Drive=
Huntington, WV 25755-2014
Email:
drinko@marshall.edu
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