Background
Pozdro, John Walter was born on August 14, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Rose Anna (Mossman) Pozdro.
Pozdro, John Walter was born on August 14, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Rose Anna (Mossman) Pozdro.
Student, American Conservatory Music, Chicago, 1942. B.M. in Music, Northwestern University-Evanston, Illinois, 1948. M.M. in Music, Northwestern University-Evanston, Illinois, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy in Music, Eastman School Music, 1958.
Instructor, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, 1949-1950; instructor to associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1950-1964; professor music, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1964-1993; director theory and composition, U. Kansas, 1961-1988; retired, 1993; teaching fellow, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York., 1956-1957. Chairman symposium committee U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1958-1969.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (award 1965-1999), Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Shirley Allison Winans, June 12, 1954. Children— John Winans, Nancy Allison Thellman.