Name:

Elna Grahn

Place of Birth:

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Place of Death:

Moscow, Idaho

Ethnicity:

White

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Father's Name:

Charles Weare Hilliard

Mother's Name:

Anna Eagan

Spouse's Name:

Edgar Grahn

Sibling's Names :

Gordon Hilliard (brother) Jean Calapai (sister)

Formal Education:

BS in Mathematics - University of Wisconsin, 1935 MS in Mathematics - University of Wisconsin, 1941 Doctorate work in higher education - Stanford University, 1949-50

Job Title:

Professor Emerita

Company Name:

University of Idaho

Employment History:

1936 - taught math and physical education in Kohler, Wisconsin 1941 - joined Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, later known as Women Auxiliary Corps 1946 - math instructor at Butler University 1947 - professor at the University of Idaho

Affiliations:

American Association of University Women, Idaho Commission of Women's Programs, Moscow League of Women Voters, Volunteers in Moscow, EFFORT, National Women's History Museum

Awards and Dates:

1944 - Army Commendation Medal Pi Lambda Theta (Education Honor Society) Mortar Board Buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors

Interests and Hobbies:

Traveling

Societal Contributions:

Authored "In the Company of WACs" Founded Volunteers in Moscow Founded EFFORT Bequeathed $95,500 to National Women's History Museum

Additional Comments:

She is survived by two nephews, John Hilliard of Madison, Wisconin and Robert Hilliard of New Brighton, Minnesota as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews