Elizabeth Margaret BannanBEM (1909–1977) was an Australian educationist.
Elizabeth Bannan was born on 5 June 1909 in North Sydney, New South Wales. She attended Fort Street Girls' High School, and later in life was the President of the Old Girls' Union.[1] In 1931 earned a B.A. from the University of Sydney, during which time she led the Women's Union Debating team.[2] She was awarded the Albert prize for anthropology, the Peter Board prize for education,[3] Walter Beavis prize and the Jones medal.[4]
Bannan taught at government secondary schools[3] prior to her appointment in 1937 as lecturer at Teachers' College. In 1939 she was selected to exchange places with an academic from the University of Oregon.[3] She became warden of women students there in 1943.[4] In 1950 she spent nine months in the USA on the Carnegie Scholarship.[2] In 1954 Bannan was Acting Principal of the college.[5]
Bannan was particularly interested in the use of radio in school tuition.[3]
Bannan died of a coronary occlusion on 26 July 1977 in Ballina.[4]
