Ed.D. Copley Donna Tuttle

Copley, Donna Tuttle, Ed.D., passed away Friday, October 17, 2008. A memorial service is planned for 1:30 P.M., Saturday, October 25, at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Clyde E. and Ola Tuttle and a brother, Richard. Donna graduated from the University of Michigan, obtained her masters degree from Wichita State and earned her doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado. She was a medical secretary and served as President of the Sedgwick County medical Assistants Society prior to becoming a teacher. Donna taught English at Robinson Junior High and served as President of the Wichita council of English Teachers. She also taught English, American History and Psychology at Height High School as well as English composition in the Department of Continuing Education at Wichita State. Donna was included in Two Thousand Women of Achievement in 1970 and in Whos Who of American Women in 1976. She was the first woman junior high principal in USD #259 serving as principal at both Brooks and Hadley. Following retirement, she volunteered for 5 years at WATC and was selected as USD #259s “Volunteer of the Year” in 1989, and was also a national finalist in the Outstanding School Volunteer Program. She also spent over 500 hours as a volunteer at Wesley Medical Center. Donna loved people, golf, reading, good jokes, music, the theatre and was an avid traveler. She is survived by her sons, Dr. James W. (Susan) of Ames, Iowa and J. C. (John) of Wichita, her daughter, Sarah Lyda of Wichita, five grandchildren and two great-grandsons. In lieu of flowers, Memorials have been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202 and the Wichita Public Library, 223 S. Main, Wichita, KS, 67202.