Background
Larson, Deanna Kay was born on March 22, 1948 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Lowell Grant and Jane Evelyn (Hatch) Larson.
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Deanna Kay Larson
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Education
Bachelor, U. Northern Iowa, 1970; Master of Music, U. Colorado, 1972; postgraduate, Indiana U., 1976.
Career
Private accompanist, Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, 1973-1976; accompanist, Buena Vista College Choir and Chamber Singers, Storm Lake, since 1977; organist, United Methodist Church, Storm Lake, since 1972; adjunct faculty accompanist, Buena Vista U. (formerly Buena Vista College), Storm Lake, since 1988; flutist, Karl King Band, Fort Dodge, Iowa., 1974-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Guild Organists (secretary 1981-1996), U. Northern Iowa Alumni Association, U.Colo. Alumni Association, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) (vice president 1995, president 1996, 97), Order Eastern Star (conductress 1983), Sigma Alpha Iota, Sigma Sigma Sigma (national music chairman 1971-1974).
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Awards
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Recipient Purple Key award University Northern Iowa, 1970, Graduate Assistantship in Piano, U. Colorado, 1971-1972. Named one of Outstanding Young Women of America, 1981.Recipient Purple Key award University Northern Iowa, 1970, Graduate Assistantship in Piano, U. Colorado, 1971-1972. Named one of Outstanding Young Women of America, 1981.