VIP Biography for
Jean Katherine Dillon
 | Jean Katherine Dillon |
| Industry | Historic landmarks |
| Title | Owner |
| Expertise | Promotion, writing (creative and historical) |
| Current Organization | The William Cook House, Nauvoo, AL |
| Type of Organization | Historic preservation, documentation |
| Major Product | Educ. & historical tours, preserving family Scottish heritage contribution to the Birmingham, AL Indus. Heritage District |
| Area of Distribution | Nat'l |
| University/Degree | B.A., Business, Huntingdon College, AL, 1950 |
| Born | May 18, 1925, Birmingham, AL |
| Honors & Awards | Member, Research Bd. of Advisors, The Amer. Biog. Inst., Honorary Appt.; Received numerous Outstanding Performance Awards & Quality Salary Increases based on Sustained Superior Performance in the workplace, U.S. AFB; 1st Runner-Up, Federal Sec'y of the Year, entire Montgomery federal service area, 1986; Marquis Who's Who in Amer., Who's Who in Finance & Indus., Who's Who of Amer. Women, Who's Who of the World; Amer. Biog. Inst. of Achievement Award, permanent documentation in 500 Leaders of Influence; The World's Who's Who of Women, Int'l Biog. Centre |
| Published Works | Numerous articles concerning events held at the Wm. Cook House, published in Daily Mountain Eagle, Northwestern Alabamian, Montgomery Industrial; Commissioned & assisting a play about the Cook Family and their impact on Walker Co. & contributions to the Birmingham Indus. Heritage Dist. |
| Affiliations | BOD, Walker Co. Arts Council; Founding Pres., BOD, Nauvoo Hist. Soc. Inc.; Patron, Birmingham Hist. Soc.; Nat'l Hist. Preservation Forum & Nat'l Park Service; Montgomery Co., AL Repub. Exec. Committee; Amer. Assoc. of Univ. Women; Life Member, Huntingdon College Alumni Assoc.; Vice Chm., Walker Co. CoC Tourism Task Force; Sec'y, BOD, AL Highland Games; Member at Large, BOD, Heart of Dixie Scottish Heritage Soc.; Walker Co. AL Genealogy Soc. |
| Hobbies & Sports | History, art, politics, her grandchildren, travel |
| Career Accomplishments | Served as Liaison for the Off. AL Highland Games in Montgomery for their first games in Jasper |
| Work History | Sec'y/Bkpr., H.T. Fitzpatrick, CPA & Att'y; Sec'y, Budget Tech., Dir. of Budget, Exec. Sec'y/Admin. Asst., Dep. Chief of Staff/Comptroller, HQ Air Univ., Maxwel AFB, AL, 1950-86; Admin. Asst., Pres., State Coalition of Dom. Violence Shelters, State of AL, 1986 |
| Children | Norma Jean, 56; Elizabeth Annell, 50 |
| Spouse | Roy L. Morris |
| Married | June 1946, Divorced: May 1969 |
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