Jerilee Grandy:
CLASS OF 1960
Baldwin High SchoolClass of 1960
Pittsburgh, PA
Union InstituteClass of 1999
Cincinnati, OH
University of PittsburghClass of 1964
Pittsburgh, PA
Jerilee's Story
Life
For the past fourteen years I've lived in Flagstaff, Arizona, by choice! I live with my companion, Allan, who is a polymer chemist. We left the east coast after deciding that the rain, humidity, mildew, mosquitos and ice storms were making life unbearable. I was a researcher at Educational Testing Service (ETS) for 27 years and loved the work and the people. But the time had come to move on. I brought my work with me and telecommuted for two years, then "retired." Today I'm trying to balance research consulting, hiking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, and traveling to exotic places -- not an easy task, but challenging. I also have taught part-time at Northern Arizona University. I'm a docent at the Museum o...Expand for more
f Northern Arizona, and I'm on the board of the Grand Canyon Association. There are plenty of exciting volunteer options in this part of the country!
College
I received my bachelor's degree in 1964 with a major in philosophy and minors in math, psychology, and physics.
Thirty-five years later I earned my doctorate in psychometrics and research methodologies from the Union Institute. Must be some sort of record in procrastination, but I accomplished a lot professionally without the PhD. So, it's possible.
Workplace
I retired after 27 years at ETS where I conducted research with grants from the U.S. Dept of Education, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other funding sources.
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