Mrs. Megivern received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Northern Iowa, and did further graduate work at Iowa State University. She taught home economics for twenty years at UNI, retiring in 1987 as emeritus professor. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association, the Association of College Professors of Textile and Clothing, and the Costume Society and was a member and past district counselor of Phi Upsilon Omicron. http://www.library.uni.edu/speccoll/bio/biomegivern.html