Background
Debban, Betty Ponder was born on March 15, 1926 in Newton, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Alfred William Ponder and Mary Florence Guessford-Ponder.
educator musician educational consultant
Debban, Betty Ponder was born on March 15, 1926 in Newton, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Alfred William Ponder and Mary Florence Guessford-Ponder.
BME, Drake University, Des Moines, 1948. Master of Arts, University of Iowa, 1955. Post graduate studies.
Instructor vocal and instrumental music, 1948—1984. Music teacher Dunkerton (Iowa) Public School, 1949—1950, Nevada (Iowa) Public School, 1952—1953, Colo (Iowa) Public School, 1950—1952, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Public School, 1953—1957, 1958—1984. Assistant professor music education Coe College, 1957—1958.
Instructor summer school University Montana, Missoula, 1965. Program facilitator k-12 music Cedar Rapids Community Schools, 1984—1987. Music consultant Grant Wood Area Education Agency, 1976—2003.
Retired
Organist Trinity United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, 1954—1970, 1997—2003, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1970—1997, Christ Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, since 2003. Project director, grants National Institute of Education, 1981, Iowa Arts Council and Gramma Fisher Foundation, 1984, Iowa Arts Council, 1987. Director MIDI project Yamaha Corporation, 1987—2000, First in National in Education, 1989.
Author keyboard curriculum Iowa schools. Presenter at state and national conferences Music Educators National Association. Organ recitalist.
Member of National Education Association, Iowa State Education Association, Music Educators National Conference, Iowa Music Educators Association (Distinguished Service award 1994), Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Lambda, Mu Phi Epsilon, Kappa Delta Phi.
Married Charles H. Debban, August 22, 1948. Children: Alan Wayne, Paul Dean.