Background
Loesch, Katharine Taylor was born on April 13, 1922 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Paul Schuster and Katharine (Whiteside) Taylor.
theater educator communications educator
Loesch, Katharine Taylor was born on April 13, 1922 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Paul Schuster and Katharine (Whiteside) Taylor.
Student, Swarthmore College, 1939—1941. Student, University Washington, 1942. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1944.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1949. Graduate, Neighborhood Playhouse School, 1946—1947. Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1961.
Instructor speech Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1949-1952, Loyola University, Chicago, 1956. Assistant Professor of English and speech Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1957, 62-65. Associate professor communication and theatre University of Illinois at Chicago, 1968.
Associate professor emerita speech in communication and theater, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1987.
Contributor writings to professional journals. Poetry performances. Active European Research Area, Illinois, 1975-1976.
American Philosophical Society grantee, 1970. University of Illinois, Chicago, grantee, 1970.
Active European Research Area, Illinois, 1975-1976. Member Modern Language Association, American Society for Aesthetics, Linguistic Society of America, Chicago Linguistic Society (co-chairman 1954-1956), National Communications Association (chair interpretation division 1979-1980, Golden Annual award 1969), Celtic Studies Association North America, Pi Beta Phi.
Married John George Loesch, August 28, 1948. 1 child, William Ross.