Maribeth Henney was born Sept. 8, 1935, in Newton, Kan., the daughter of Frank Leroy Henney and Gladys Irene (Lytton) Henney.At Iowa State University, Maribeth taught future and current elementary teachers, including courses in reading and language arts methods, corrective reading, computers and reading and kindergarten methods, and she was a superviser of student teaching. She was an advocate of the holistic philosophy and interested in children’s literature, using children’s books in her teaching as well as for other purposes. She was instrumental in organizing and implementing Project Opportunity, a special curriculum for training teachers. She chaired curriculum development in the department for many years, including catalog revision, and also served on college and university curriculum committees. Since her retirement, she has taught courses for college for seniors, including children’s literature.Ms. Henney was a life-time member of United Methodist Church, most recently serving at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames. She played in the handbell choir at Ames since 1974, and sang alto in the voice choirs of many churches throughout her life. She previously played flute in Topeka for 20 years, and performed in the Topeka Civic Symphony Orchestra for eight years. Other hobbies included caring for her dogs; reading; sewing; doing handicrafts such as tatting, crocheting, embroidery, crewel and needlepoint; photography; music; studying about and enjoying nature; traveling; and children’s literature.
Maribeth Henney was born Sept. 8, 1935, in Newton, Kan., the daughter of Frank Leroy Henney and Gladys Irene (Lytton) Henney.At Iowa State University, Maribeth taught future and current elementary teachers, including courses in reading and language arts methods, corrective reading, computers and reading and kindergarten methods, and she was a superviser of student teaching. She was an advocate of the holistic philosophy and interested in children’s literature, using children’s books in her teaching as well as for other purposes. She was instrumental in organizing and implementing Project Opportunity, a special curriculum for training teachers. She chaired curriculum development in the department for many years, including catalog revision, and also served on college and university curriculum committees. Since her retirement, she has taught courses for college for seniors, including children’s literature.Ms. Henney was a life-time member of United Methodist Church, most recently serving at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames. She played in the handbell choir at Ames since 1974, and sang alto in the voice choirs of many churches throughout her life. She previously played flute in Topeka for 20 years, and performed in the Topeka Civic Symphony Orchestra for eight years. Other hobbies included caring for her dogs; reading; sewing; doing handicrafts such as tatting, crocheting, embroidery, crewel and needlepoint; photography; music; studying about and enjoying nature; traveling; and children’s literature.
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