Karen Estelle Saunders

Background

Saunders, Karen Estelle was born on June 13, 1941 in San Carlos, Arizona, United States. Daughter of Walter Carl and Irma Marie (Gallmeyer) Sorgatz.

Education

Bachelor, Arizona State University, 1964; Master of Arts, Arizona State University, 1968; postgraduate, Arizona State University, since 1982.

Career

Teacher, chair art department, McClintock H.S., Tempe, Arizona, 1964-1977; teacher, Corona del Sol H.S., Tempe, 1977-1998; chair art department, Corona del Sol H.S., Tempe, 1977-1987; chair fine arts department, Corona del Sol H.S., Tempe, 1987-1997. Coordinator artists-in-schools program Tempe Union H.S. District, 1975-1980, program administrator travel/study program, 1976-1978, 80, Corona del Sol H.S.,1994-1995. Program chair Four Corners Art Educators Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1982.

Co-chair S.W. Indian Art Collectibles Exhibition, Carefree, Arizona, 1982, also editor, designer catalogue. Advisory editorial board School Arts Magazine, 1989-1996. Artist-in-schools coordinator Corona del Sol High School, 1994-1995.

Strategic planning team Tempe Union H.S. District, 1994-1995. Member occupational education advising committee Tempe Union H.S. District, 1995-1998. EastValley School-To-Work-Equity Team liason to Corona Del Sol H.S., 1996-1998.

Editor Connections to Career Pathways newsletter Union H.S. Dist.Sch.-to-Work Liason Team, 1997-1998.

Achievements

• Karen Estelle Saunders has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member State Art Guide Committee, Tempe, 1975-1977. Member planning committee SheldonLab. Systems Facilities, 1980-1983.

Chairman Tempe Sculpture Competition, Fine Arts Center, 1983. Member Arizona Scholastic Art Advisory Board, Phoenix, 1983-1987. Judge Mill Avenue Arts Festival, Tempe, 1989, 1991-1994.

Member National Education Association, National Art Education Association (Vice-President, board directors 1980-1982, chairman leadership workshop 1979, National Association Gender Diversity Training (member professional counsel committee 1998), Pacific Secondary Art Educator of Year award 1985, co-chair President' Day 1992-1995 Convention), Association Secondary Curriculum Development, Arizona Alliance for Arts Education (board directors 1976-1981, co-chairman western regional conference 1978), Tempe Secondary Education Association, Arizona Art Education Association (president 1976-1978), Tempe Sister Cities Organisation (exchange teacher Regensburg, Germany 1992, chairman young artist program 1997-1998), Women's Image Now Club, Mortar Board, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: art, photography, flying, traveling.

Connections

Married John Richard Saunders, December 27, 1962 (divorced November 1981).

Father:

Walter Carl Sorgatz

Mother:

Irma Marie (Gallmeyer) Sorgatz

Spouse:

John Richard Saunders