10 Facts About Christine Salmon

Christine Salmon was an American architect and educator, originally from Pennsylvania.

Christine Salmon Fahringer was born on July 22,1916, in Audenried, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth and Walter Fahringer.

Christine Salmon grew up in Pennsylvania and attended the George School.

From 1969 until 1985, Christine Salmon served on the National Housing Commission of the American Institute of Architects and was admitted as a Fellow of the AIA for her work in creating design standards for people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Christine Salmon won the OSU Teacher of the Year award three times: in 1966,1971 and 1978 From 1973 to 1978, and as chair in 1974, she served on the Stillwater Planning Commission and then from 1977 to 1982, Christine Salmon served on the Stillwater City Council.

Christine Salmon was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 1982, its inaugural year.

From 1982 until her death, Christine Salmon served as the mayor of Stillwater, first woman to hold the post.

In 1984, the Chris Christine Salmon Endowed Professorship was established in her honor at OSU.

Christine Salmon died on October 10,1985, in Stillwater, Oklahoma after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Christine Salmon was posthumously honored with a park, the Chris Salmon Plaza, named in her honor in Stillwater and a brick inscribed with her name being placed by a former student in the Iowa State University Plaza of Heroines.