Background
Horacek, Constance Heller was born on November 7, 0000 in Campbell, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Roy B. and Mildred Bernadine (Holt) Heller.
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Constance Heller Horacek
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Constance Heller Horacek, American Graphic designer, educator. Board of directors Kashahasia, Western Illinois U., 1978-1980, Downtown Up (now PennSquare Commission), secretary since 1986. Member American Crafts Council, American Home Economics Association, Pennsylvania Home Economics Association, Surface Design, Kappa Omicron Phi, Kappa Pi, Alpha Psi Omega.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, Midland Lutheran College, 1963; Master of Arts in Ceramic Sculpture, Western Illinois U., 1977; postgraduate, Western Illinois U., since 1978; postgraduate, U. Kansas, 1974-1975; postgraduate, Arrowmont School Arts and Crafts, 1978, 79, 81, 82; Master of Fine Arts, Maryland. Institute Art, Baltimore, 1986.
Career
Teacher, Ottawa (Kansas) Junior High School, 1964-1968;
teacher, Bardolph (Illinois) Elementary School, 1970;
member of faculty, Western Illinois U. Laboratory School, Macomb, 1970-1973;
instructor clothing textile design department home economics, Western Illinois U. Laboratory School, Macomb, 1975-1980;
assistant professor clothing/textiles, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1980-1986;
associate professor fashion merchandising/design, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, since 1986;
chairperson visual arts and design, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, since 1992. Acting director Freedman Gallery, summer 1981. Instructor part-time extensioncampus Spoon River Junior College, Macomb, 1980.
Graphic designer for workshops, seminars, and local business firms, 1975-1980. Partner Images Unlimited, Macomb, 1980. Consultant visual production, since 1975.
Project director Outreach program, summer 1981. Design consultant Tandy Leather Company, Fort Worth. Chairman Human Ecology, Visual Arts and Design Department, Albright College, since 1989.
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Membership
Board of directors Kashahasia, Western Illinois U., 1978-1980, Downtown Up (now PennSquare Commission), secretary since 1986. Member American Crafts Council, American Home Economics Association, Pennsylvania Home Economics Association, Surface Design, Kappa Omicron Phi, Kappa Pi, Alpha Psi Omega.
Connections
Married Michael Jay Horacek, August 18, 1963 (divorced October 1983). Children: Kachina Leigh, Marika Sian.
