Helen R. Trobian

Background

Trobian, Helen R. was born on August 28, 1918 in Hillsboro, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Ethan Reed and Susannah B. Good.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Northwest Missouri State University, 1940. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1950.

Career

Teacher music and social studies Sharpsburg (Iowa) High School, 1940-1941. Professor music education Salem (West Virginia) College, 1950-1951. Director national film discussion project National Young Women’s Christian Association, Ford Foundation Grant, New York City, 1952-1953.

Professor instrumental music Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, 1959-1963. Adjunct faculty music Milligan College, Tennessee, 1993-1996, consultant proposals. Director humanities summer school Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1965-1968, writer federal proposals, 1969-1989.

Achievements

• Helen R. Trobian has been listed as a noteworthy college administrator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Conductor Chamber Orchestra, Belpre, Ohio, 1954-1956. Choir director Congressional Church, Belpre, 1954-1956. Director adult beginners orchestra National Board Young Women’s Christian Association, New York City, 1952-1953.

Curriculum research project Institute for Services to Education, Boston, summers 1972-1974. Participant Graz (Austria) Center, Piedmont University Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1969. Sergeant United States Army, 1942-1945.

Member American Association Retired Persons, Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association.

Interests

• Playing wind instruments, reading novels, writing memoirs.

Connections

Married Albert Lori Trobian, August 17, 1947 (deceased October 1996).

Father:

Charles Ethan Reed

Mother:

Susannah B. Good

Spouse:

Albert Lori Trobian