Background
Simon, Lorena Cotts was born on January 16, 1897 in Sherman, Texas, United States. Daughter of George Godfrey and Willie (Jones) Cotts.
Simon, Lorena Cotts was born on January 16, 1897 in Sherman, Texas, United States. Daughter of George Godfrey and Willie (Jones) Cotts.
Student American Conservatory, summer 1938, Juilliard Music School, summer 1939. Diploma Sherwood Music School, 1941. Doctor of Letters (honorary), International Academy Leadership, Quezon City, Philippines.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Northern Pontificial Academy, Malmo, Sweden, 1969.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Saint Olav"s Academy, Sweden, 1969.
Teacher violin, piano, theory and harmony, Portuguese Arthur, Texas, 1919. Organizer, director Schubert"s Violin Choir, Portuguese Arthur, 1919-1955. Named Poet Laureate of Texas 1961.
Poet Laureate of Magnolia District, 1962-1964.
Poet Laureate of Portuguese Arthur, 1962. Recipient gold plaque Texas Federation Women"s Club, 1962, special award 1st place in poetry and music Texas heritage department, 1963.
Medal of merit and diploma of merit Centro Studi Scambi International, Rome, Italy, 1965. Gold medal award, and honorary poet laureate-musician United Poets Laureate International, 1966,named Catholic Lady of Humanity, 1977.
Decorated Equestrian Order of Holy Sepulchre, 1981.
Inducted into Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope John II, 1982, National Guild of Piano Teachers" Hall of Fame, 1986, Southeast Texas Women"s Hall of Fame, 1987. Recipient Greatness and Leadership award University Manila, 1967. Silver medal, Gold medal, Diploma Centro Studi East Scambi— Internazionali, 1967.
Gold Laurel Wreath, Gold medal, Karte of Award, 1966.
Named to International Poets" Hallof Fame, 1969, named most outstanding woman internationally Congressof Doctors, Quezon City, Philippines, 1969. Named Catholic Poet Laureate of World, 1967.
Donor funds construction of 9 churches in Africa. Member of United Nations Association United States of America, American Poets Fellowship Society Corporation, Poets Society Texas (critic judge), American Poetry League, International Guild Library., American College Musicians (adjudicator), National Guild Piano Teachers (charter member, adjudicator), National Council Catholic Women, National Texas Press Women's Associations, Symphony Club, Writers' Club (president 1963-1964), Alpha Delta Kappa.
Married Samuel C. Simon, November 6, 1918 (deceased).