Background
Lowrey, Annie Tsunee was born on March 3, 1929 in Osaka, Japan. Daughter of Shigeru Takahata and Kuniko Takahata Takahashi. naturalized United States citizen, 1963.
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Annie Tsunee Lowrey
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Annie Tsunee Lowrey, Japanese cultural organization administrator. Certified instructor Wichita-Teacher Assessment and Assistance Program, 1987. Carnegie grantee for development of inter-disciplinary program on cultural literacy, 1984, Matsushita Electronic Company grantee for curriculum development, 1986; inductee Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame, 1994.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Literature, Wakayama (Japan) Shin-Ai, 1949; Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Kansas State University, 1967; Master of Arts in Industrial Technology, Wichita State University, 1976.
Career
Teacher, Minoshima Elementary School, Wakayama, Japan, 1945-1946;
teacher, Wakayama Junior H.S., 1948-1949;
teacher, Truesdell Junior H.S., Wichita, Kansas, 1967-1969;
teacher, coordinator department fine arts, Wichita H.S. East, 1969-1992;
instructor Japanese, Wichita H.S. East, 1991-1992;
lecturer department art and industrial technical, Wichita State University, 1974-1988;
instructor computer applications in industry, Wichita State University, 1990-1991;
teacher, Woodman Elementary School, Wichita, summer 1987;
instructor art appreciation, Butler County Community College, McConnell and Wichita, 1988-1992;
director education and exhibition, Wichita Center for Arts, 1992-1995;
retired, 1995. Assistant to fine arts photographer Charles Phillips, Wichita, spring 1989. Judge Sister City Art Contest, 1991, Wichita Botanica Photography Competition, painting competition Wichita Painter's Guild, design competition Kansas Aviation Museum, 1991-1992.
Instructor art instrumental strategy to elementary and secondary art teachers Fort Collins and Loveland, Colorado sch.dists., 1989. Presenter many professional conferences and workshops, most National Art Education Conference, Phoenix, 1992, Kansas Accessible Arts, 1994, Kansas State University, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Judge Miss Asia contest 10th Annual Asian Festival, Wichita, 1990. President public art advisory board City of Wichita, since 1991. Member National Education Association (presenter national convention 1985), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Art Education Assn.Western Region Secondary Outstanding Educator of Year 1988), Kansas Alliance for Arts Education (board directors 1987-1989), Phi Delta Kappa (president Wichita State University chapter 1983-1984), Delta Phi Delta.
Connections
Married Lawrence K. Lowrey, March 17, 1953. Children: Kristine K. Ricci, Jay.
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Nationality
Japanese
Education
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1949
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1967
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1976
Awards
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Carnegie grantee for development of inter-disciplinary program on cultural literacy, 1984, Matsushita Electronic Company grantee for curriculum development, 1986. Inductee Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame, 1994.Carnegie grantee for development of inter-disciplinary program on cultural literacy, 1984, Matsushita Electronic Company grantee for curriculum development, 1986. Inductee Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame, 1994.