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Naval Air Corps cadet. They reconnected when testing. In 1992 she was named Chair of the SC
she was working in Washington, and he was a first Mathematics Framework Committee to develop
lieutenant stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the first SC mathematics curriculum standards.
New York. They married on December 1, 1945, at For eight years she was honored to be an Adjunct
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York Professor of Mathematics at Furman University
City. At the end of WWII, they moved to Atlanta and the U of SC where she taught graduate math
where she taught physics at Agnes Scott while he courses for teachers. She also assisted numbers
attended Georgia Tech. After his graduation they of districts in the state in writing curriculum guides.
moved to Greenville, and later to Simpsonville, Eloise was an active member of many
where they lived for more than 60 years. For over professional organizations including the local,
50 years Eloise was a member of Grace Covenant state, and national chapters of both the Teachers
Presbyterian Church (USA) in Mauldin, SC, where Association and the Council of Teachers of
she served as a deacon, elder, trustee, and Mathematics. In 1975, the Greenville Council
Sunday school teacher. She participated in all established a scholarship in her name: The Eloise
areas of the church's mission. In 2014 she was Rudy Book Scholarship. In 1986 she was named
honored by the Grace Covenant Presbyterian Outstanding Mathematics Educator in the state by
Women as a Life Member of Presbyterian Women the SC Council of Mathematic Supervisors. She
USA. Eloise never intended to be a teacher, but was a member of both Iota and Fidelis Alpha
she applied for a substitute teacher position to Chapters of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international
make a little extra money. Six days later she found sorority of women educators. Eloise was also a
herself a full-time seventh grade teacher at member of The Greenville Women's Club and was
Greenville Junior High, where she taught all Membership Chair for many years. She served on
subjects to forty-five students! She knew nothing the founding board for the Brashier Middle College
about teaching and was thankful for her liberal arts Charter High School and served for six more
education and for her fellow teachers who years until the first class graduated, one of the
nurtured her in the ways of the classroom. She highlights of her career. After retirement Karl and
had found her calling and continued to work as an Eloise traveled in the US and abroad. They also
educator for the rest of her career. Eloise taught started two companies: Cottage Weavers, Inc.,
math and science at Hughes Junior High for two creating and selling hand-woven textiles; and
years. In 1960 she transferred to Hillcrest High MathPlus, Inc. providing their original
School where she taught math and physics to mathematics testing materials to SC schools.
juniors and seniors for 12 years. In 1965 she Eloise had many interests and hobbies. She
received permission from the state to teach the belonged to two book clubs. She loved drawing,
first calculus course in a SC high school. In 1972 painting, weaving, gardening, reading, solving
she accepted the position of K-12 Mathematics number puzzles, and cooking her famous banana
Consultant for Greenville County Schools working pudding. She loved all animals, especially cats.
with teachers for 17 years to improve math From her early childhood she always had at least
instruction and to develop K-12 curriculum guides. one cat--often more. Karl and Eloise's properties
The K-8 curriculum guides won two prestigious were always animal sanctuaries where all animals
awards as best in the nation from the National great and small were welcomed. As a committed
Education Association. Eloise worked closely with Democrat, Eloise was intensely interested in local,
the SC Department of Education during these state, national, and international affairs. She never
years in areas of curriculum development and missed an opportunity to vote, considering it not
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