Tideman, Ruth (1932 - )

A council member of the Invergowrie Foundation, Ruth Tideman was Headmistress of Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale (Vic) from 1983 to 2000.

On 26 Janurary 2001 Ruth Tideman was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to education as the Headmistress of Lauriston Girls' School and forproviding advancement opportunities for teachers and pupils through the Invergowrie Foundation.

Events

18 September 1932	Born: daughter of Ac and N E (nee Boakes) Hansen
1956	married: A F Tideman, they bore four children (three daughters and a son)
1966 - 1978	Teacher in Adelaide and the United Kingdom
1978 - 1982	Deputy headmistress of the Wilderness School in South Australia
1983 - 2000	Headmistress of Lauriston Girls' School (Melbourne)
1983 - 2000	Member of the Association of Independent School's Victoria
1983 - 2000	Member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia
1992	Member of The Invergowrie Foundation
1992 - 1995	Foundation chairman of The Invergowrie Foundation
1992 - 2000	Member of the Association of Australasian International Baccalaureate Schools
1996	Chairman of the Grants Committee for The Invergowrie Foundation
1997	Member of Secretariat Assist (USA) Scholarship Scheme
2001	Council member of Melbourne Grammar School

Former Chair

• The Invergowrie Foundation (1992 - )

  [1992 - 1995]

Former Director

• The Invergowrie Foundation (1992 - )

  [1992 - ]

Membership

• The Alexandra Club (1903 - )

See also

• Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 'Where are the Women in Australian science?', 22 August 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. [ Details... ]
• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. [ Details... ]