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Anne Flick Steinbeck
Born 1929
Inducted 1985
Adopted by Arvada BPW
Anne Steinbeck was the first Colorado woman to
serve as president of the National Federation of Business and
Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (BPW). Steinbeck first joined
BPW in Gunnison, Colorado, in 1963, becoming an active member,
officer,
and volunteer
over the next three decades. Born in 1929, she combined her work
in teaching, accounting, journalism, and social work with being
a wife and mother. She was appointed by four Colorado governors
to serve on state commissions and often testified before the
Colorado legislature as well as the U.S. Congress. She was named
Citizen
of the Year by the Gunnison County Chamber of Commerce and also
by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Steinbeck was
selected Colorado Woman of the Year by the Colorado BPW and by
Common Cause.
She has been a commencement speaker, lecturer, and instructor
for her alma mater, Western State College, and was selected as
a Distinguished Alumna in 1985. |