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 | Patricia Anne Fleming Jester West Des Moines, Iowa 3 rd Floor Porch |
Born: March 30, 1942 in Orange, New Jersey to Alice Jane Glannan Fleming and Stuart Reid Fleming
Married: Robert Edgar Jester on May 30, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa
Graduated: Iowa State University with distinction as a high scholar student on May 29, 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Food and Nutrition, major in Dietetics
College Honors: Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Omicron Nu, Gamma Gamma, Borden Scholarship for highest grade average in Food and Nutrition
College Activities: Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority; 1963 Veishea Central Committee General Co-Chair; 1962 Veishea Central Committee Publicity Chair; 1962 Homecoming Central Committee Barbeque Co-Chair
Employment: Dietitian at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Mercy Hospital, and Wesley Acres Retirement Home all in Des Moines; Associate Food Editor for Better Homes and Gardens magazine, books, Special Interest Publications, and Meredith Publishing Services; Founded Creative Foods Limited on April 6, 1976 as a food and nutrition consulting firm after which authored 5 cookbooks including a microwave cookbook with sales of 1.5 million copies and consulted
for Victoria Magazine, a Hearst publication
Professional Activities: Iowa State Foundation Governor, serving on the Board Directors for 2 terms; Iowa State Achievement Fund Board of Trustees; President Iowa Home Economics Association 1976; Co-Founder Polk County Iowa State Alumni Association 4/95 |
| Narrative Updated: 4/19/1995 |
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| Honored By: | Robert E. Jester |
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