Ruth Tergesen
Residence: C717
Phone: 3734
Move-in: September 25, 2001
Residence: C717
Phone: 3734
Move-in: September 25, 2001
Ruth Tergesen
Ruth was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Long Island. She attended Boston University Sargent College and graduated with a degree in physical education. After teaching in L.I. public schools, she earned her Masters of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She worked at Madison College for Women, now James Madison University, as a teacher and coach. After four years, Ruth moved to Lynchburg to work as a physical education teacher and coach at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. In 1979, she moved to the registrar’s office and retired in 1995 as the registrar. After retirement, Ruth worked as tax preparer for H&R Block for nine years and currently provides assistance and bookkeeping services to several Westminster Canterbury residents and she drives for the local American Cancer Society.