Eisenhauer, Brenda (1960-2011)
EISENHAUER, SHORTENHAUS, FISHER, ABELS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/9/2011 at 19:42:23
Brenda Eisenhauer
(March 15, 1960 - October 7, 2011)Dr. Brenda K. (Shortenhaus) Eisenhauer was born March 15, 1960, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Jim and Phyllis Shortenhaus.
After graduating from Buffalo Center High School in 1978, she continued her education at Mankato State University, earning a degree in Family and Consumer Science in 1981.
From 1981 to 1983, Brenda taught Home Economics in the Elmore School District in Elmore, Minnesota. In 1982, she married Greg Eisenhauer. Continuing to teach, she also pursued graduate level research while instructing classes at Mankato State University.
In 1984, Brenda moved to California where she worked in the Atwater Elementary Unified School District until 1988. In the meantime, while working full-time, she continued her education, earning a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Leadership in 1987 from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology in 1989 from the University of LaVerne. From 1988 to 1994, Brenda was an administrator at the Hilmar Unified School District in Hilmar, California. She was also chosen to serve with the California State Department of Education.
In 1994, Brenda moved to the Washington, DC, area to become an administrator at George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia, until 1996. She also taught classes at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. She served with the Maryland State Department of Education. From 1996 to 2011, Brenda worked in administrative positions in the Montgomery County School Systems in Rockville, Maryland, Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Poolesville High School in Poolesville, Maryland. In 2005, she completed her Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership and Organizational Management from the University of LaVerne in LaVerne, California.
Brenda was a motivated and accomplished teacher, counselor, and administrator with extensive training working with middle school to college level students. She received many awards and recognitions and had a deep passion to help and encourage students to succeed, rising above obstacles and pursuing their dreams. She enjoyed taking art classes, traveling, weight training and exercise, reading and cooking. She also enjoyed her trips back to rural Iowa to relax and spend time with family.
Brenda departed from this life on October 7, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota, after a nine month battle with Leiomyosarcoma.
She is survived by her parents, Jim and Phyllis Shortenhaus, of Buffalo Center, Iowa; her grandmother, Edith Fisher, of Titonka, Iowa, and her grandfather, Russell Fisher, of Algona, Iowa; her sister, Deb Abels, and her husband, Dan, of Thompson, Iowa; her brother, Steve Shortenhaus, and his wife, Martha, of Rake, Iowa; and her nephews and nieces that had a special place in her heart, Adam and Andrew Abels and Kelly, Makeila, and Esther Shortenhaus, as well as many cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, colleagues and thirty years of students.
Services for Brenda will be Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 11:00 AM at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center, Iowa, with visitation Monday evening from 5:00-7:00 PM at the church.
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