Allene Barans Obituary

Allene (Phillips) Barans SUMMERVILLE - Allene Claire (Phillips) Barans passed away on Sunday, July 28th at the Village at Summerville with her husband by her side. She was born on May 20, 1945 in Buffalo, NY to Irene Ella (Montz) and Alexander Eugene Phillips. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Charles Anthony Barans, her daughter, Peyton Anne (Barans) Kroening (Adam) of San Diego, CA, Kate Claire (Barans) O'Connell (Buddy Ann) of Carlsbad, CA, three grandchildren, Hannah Claire Acuna, Shane Anthony Acuna, Miles K. Acuna and her brother, Robert E. Phillips of Canastota, NY. Allene graduated from Infant of Prague Grade School 1958, Mount Saint Joseph Academy 1962, Marquette University 1966 with a BA in Biology and the College of William and Mary 1969, with an MA in Biology. She received the Conservation Teacher Award in 2002, multiple Science Photography awards in many different magazines and was awarded the 2004 Outstanding Volunteer by the Southeastern Phytoplankton Network. She received a NSTA National Certification in Biology, and the NABT Outstanding Biology Teacher in South Carolina in 2006 for her valuable contributions to the profession and her students. She was a member of the National Marine Educators Association, the South Carolina Association of Biology Teachers and the South Carolina Science Council. She was a devoted supporter of the Girls Scouts, performing in multiple roles including being a lifetime member with over 40 years of services, troop leader, council member, membership consultant and participating in World Thinking Day at the Elizabeth Macy Center. During her time, she lead and coordinated international trips for her troop, city wide service projects and environmental clean up projects that impacted the Charleston community. Her career was spent teaching biology at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; Biology, Horticulture, Science, Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences at Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC. She also taught high school Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy at Bishop England High School and Porter Gaud High School in Charleston, SC. In retirement, she enjoyed traveling with her husband, Charlie, volunteering at the church, supporting children's education and finding deals and fun collectibles at garage sales with her best friend, Kathy Blackman. Services will be held at St. John The Beloved Catholic Church in Summerville on August 2nd at 1:00 PM with brief visitation to follow and in her hometown of Buffalo, NY at a later date. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Allene and Charles Barans Science Award Fund administered by Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, 1691 Turnbull Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405.