ASU remembers
Jannelle Griffin Warren-Findley
Assoc. Professor, History
February 4, 2015
Jannelle "Jann" Griffin Warren-Findley, 69, passed away on February 4, 2015. She attended the University of Arizona and was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. She completed her undergraduate studies at Texas Woman's University and earned a PhD in American Studies from The George Washington University. Jann spent three years as a Fulbright Scholar, teaching and doing research in Sweden and then two years teaching for the University of Maryland in England. She then lived in the Washington, DC area, teaching and establishing a professional historical research group. She moved to Arizona and was an Associate Professor of History at ASU for more than 20 years. She taught graduate courses and later directed the Public History Program. She served as President of the National Council on Public History, on the Executive Board of the Organization of American Historians, as Chair of the Editorial Board of The Public Historian, a board member of the Australian journal, Public History Review, and furthered the research, teaching, and mentoring of public history stateside as well as creating lasting links between the USA and Sweden, England, Australia, New Zealand and China. In addition, she worked with the World Heritage Committee for Monuments and Sites administered by UNESCO. She received the prestigious Robert Kelley Award, which, in part, recognized her invaluable support for establishing the International Federation for Public History. After retirement in 2014, she made one final international trip to China to teach Public History and Cultural Tourism at the Center for American Culture at Sichuan University. She was preceded in death by her parents, two aunts and a cousin. She is survived by a son, her former husband, Jon D. Findley and other relatives. A memorial service will be held in Tempe at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Arizona Historical Society, in care of Linda Whitaker, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281 or the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, in care of Melanie Sturgeon, 1901 West Madison, Phoenix, AZ 85009. (Source: Arizona Republic)