Laurie Kay Sommers

Background

Sommers, Laurie Kay was born on January 18, 1955 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Lawrence M. and Marjorie (Smith) Sommers.

Education

BMA, University of Michigan, 1977; Master of Arts, Indiana U., 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1986.

Career

Assistant historian, Michigan History Division, Lansing, 1977-1978; historian, Commonwealth Associations, Jackson, Michigan, 1979-1980; director Harmonie Folk Arts Project, Indiana Division State Parks, New Harmony, Indiana, 1982; history preservation consultant, East Lansing, Michigan, 1984-1986; Michigan program curator, Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs, Washington, 1987; folklife specialist, Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 1987-1994; curator ethnomusicology and folklore, Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 1994-1995; instructor music, Valdosta (Georgia) State University, since 1995. Consultant Michigan Humanities Council Roads Project, Lansing, 1991-1992. Field researcher Dade County, Bureau Florida Folklife, Miami, 1985, Nicaraguan Traditions, History Museum South Florida, Miami, 1991.

Achievements

• Laurie Kay Sommers has been listed as a noteworthy Folklorist, ethnomusicologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Folklore Society, Society for Ethnomusicology, Florida Folklore Society.

Connections

Married David William Winder, July 8, 1995.

Father:

Lawrence M. Sommers

Mother:

Marjorie (Smith) Sommers

Spouse:

David William Winder