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Jeanette Frasier Shotwell 1918 - 1997

From the time Jeanette was a school girl, she showed an interest in speech and in speaking. This started to be noticed by others when she was in high school, living in Osceola, Nebraska. In 1934 she participated in high school championships at Hastings, Nebraska, entering the debate and musical sections. That year, whe won first place in girl's voice.

She first attended college at Hastings, Nebraska, then attending and graduating from Grinnell College in Iowa. During her college years, she participated in many tournaments in debate and extemporaneous speaking, frequently winning honors. During this period, she became interested in the field of speech and hearing disorders and she obtained a Master's Degree in speech pathology from the University of Iowa. This became her lifetime career.

Starting first as an instructor at the University of Nebraska, she soon moved to the University of Illinois. By 1947 she had become the Supervisor of Speech and Hearing Services for Crippled Children at the University.

In the 1950s, her name appeared in connection with various speech and hearing conferences where she appeared on panels and chaired a section on hearing loss in children.

Family/Spouse: John Shotwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]