Inspired by her mother, Miller Ruppe's daughter, Dr. Loret Miller Ruppe, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from 1985 to 1987 and later organized conferences aimed at encouraging under-represented minorities and women to enter engineering.

On September 5, 1996 Senator Chris Dodd who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic, honored Ruppe with a speech on the floor of the Senate: " When President Reagan appointed her in 1981, the Peace Corps budget was rapidly declining and was less than that of the military marching bands.

Loret Miller married Philip Ruppe and settled in Houghton, Michigan where she began her long career as a volunteer organizer and civic leader.

At the opening of the conference, the audience of returned volunteers applauded Ruppe when she told them that she was committed to a strict policy of keeping the Peace Corps out of United States intelligence work in foreign countries.

Ruppe added that on May 15, 1981 she and Secretary of State Alexander Haig had sent a joint communique to all United States embassies reaffirming that Peace Corps volunteers would not engage in spy or intelligence activities.

Ruppe announced that teams of 5 to 10 volunteers would work with small-scale farmers on land preparation, water supply, storage and preservation of crops, processing and marketing assisted by the United States Agency for International Development.

Scruggs was born near Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, to Georgia Lula Ruppe and George Elam Scruggs, a farmer and bookkeeper, who played banjo and died when Scruggs was four years old.

* David Ruppe, " U. S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba ; Book: U. S. Military Drafted Plans to Terrorize U. S. Cities to Provoke War With Cuba ," ABC News, 1 May 2001.

Under the distinguished leadership of former Director, the late Director Ruppe, the concept of moving toward 10, 000 American volunteers throughout the world began to be articulated by the Reagan Administration.

Stupak won the heavily contested Democratic primary, and defeated former Republican Representative Philip Ruppe in the general election.

Loret Miller Ruppe ( 1936 – 1996 ) was a Director of the Peace Corps and US Ambassador to Norway.

She was the wife of U. S. Congressman Philip Ruppe of Michigan.

Ruppe attended Marymount College in New York state, and Marquette University in Milwaukee.

Ruppe also traveled extensively through Africa, spending time in Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, and the Spanish Sahara where she saw the potential for partnerships with third world countries to meet human needs.

Ruppe attended the Conference on Africa in Ditchley Park, England in 1978 which furthered her interest in solving problems in the third world.

On February 15, 1981 President Ronald Reagan announced the selection of Ruppe as director of the Peace Corps.

The White House press office said that Mrs. Ruppe " has spent most of her life in volunteer efforts ," including International Neighbors Club IV, and " has traveled extensively and shared ideals with past Peace Corps volunteers in many countries.

" Ruppe said after her nomination " I have had a great interest in the Peace Corps and I'm very thrilled and excited about the nomination.

" Ruppe also stated her belief in the continuing relevance of the Peace Corps.

" The National Peace Corps Association makes an annual Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service to a member group for a project that promote the Third Goal of Peace Corps.

Ruppe came under heavy pressure from within the Reagan Administration to politicize her top staff in Washington and to choose only Republican loyalists as Country Directors overseas.

In 1967, Flynn served as a chairperson for the Congress for Racial Equality ( CORE ), a civil rights organization in the U. S. South.

Following Meighen into civilian life were: Robert Borden, who served as Chancellor of Queen's and McGill Universities, as well as working in the financial sector ; Lester B. Pearson, who acted as Chancellor of Carleton University ; Joe Clark and Kim Campbell, who became university professors, Clark also consultant and Campbell working in international diplomacy and as the director of private companies and chairperson of interest groups ; while Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien returned to legal practice.

Gaye's sister Jeanne once served as the foundation's chairperson.

Consequently, the original NARC was left in the hands of its chairperson Charity Ngilu who also served as the minister of health.

Despite this loss, Humphrey remained well regarded in Minnesota political circles and around the country: he served as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, and in 1996 President Bill Clinton gratefully welcomed him as the state chairperson of his reelection campaign.

She also served as a volunteer at the Georgia Regional Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and for four years was honorary chairperson for the Georgia Special Olympics.

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri ( born 20 August 1940 ) has served as the chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) since 2002, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 during his tenure.

Kors served as FIRE's first president and chairperson.

Nuttall and MacSweeney both served as chairperson of the society during this period and Bob Cobbing used the photocopying facilities in the basement of the society's building to produce Writers Forum books.

After resigning her post as the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, Carnell served as a director of the National Roads and Motorists ' Association ( NRMA ) from 2001 to 2002 and later was the chairperson of General Practice Education and Training Ltd and an executive director of the National Association of Forest Industries.

Harrison also served as the chairperson of the Monroe County Draft Board during World War I, and was active in the Red Cross, University Club, and the Chamber of Commerce in Rochester.

BHCC behavioral science chairperson, John P. Reeves, served as a model for Williams ’ character.

In January 1870, he became a member of the executive committee of the Agricultural Society of Stockholm County and of the county council of Stockholm County, where he also served as vice-chairperson and chairperson for many years.

She served as a Trustee in the Region of Peel from 1985 to 1990, and was chairperson from 1988 to 1990.

In the 1920s, Storey served as the chairperson of the Haiti-Santo Domingo Independence Society and on the advisory committee of the American Fund for Public Service Committee on American Imperialism.

She also served for two terms as the chairperson of the party's Executive Committee later.

She began her career in finance as an equity analyst and money manager for First Commerce Corporation and later served as vice chairperson and head of all investment-related activities at the Arvest Bank Group.

She was a co-founder with Shel Trapp of the National People's Action in Chicago, a coalition of some 300 community organizations throughout the United States, and served as its executive director and chairperson from 1973 until her death in 2001.

In addition to motherhood ( her youngest son was born during the fourth season of Kate & Allie ), she's been an active volunteer with the Special Olympics ( an organization she began actively supporting in 1972 ); she has in the past also served on their board and served as Civitan International's celebrity chairperson for their Special Olympics involvement.

Prior to her election to the City Council, she served as chairperson to Mayor Charles Royer's Homeless Task Force and vice-chair of Governor Booth Gardner ’ s Task Force on Homelessness.

Faust also served as chairperson of the Utah State Democratic Party and helped manage a campaign for Senator Frank Moss.

She also served as chairperson of the Casino Control Authority.

It was a non-profit, volunteer served, public charity founded in 2000 by American daytime talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, who also served as president and chairperson.