Lucille Sawyer Harris

Background

Harris, Lucille Sawyer was born on August 26, 1926 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Henry and Ida Cahoon Sawyer.

Education

Associate of Arts, Mars Hill College, North Carolina, 1944. AB, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1946. Mus B, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1947.

Career

Teacher piano Mars Hill College, 1947—1950, Governor Morehead School for Blind, Raleigh, 1950—1955, University Wisconsin, Platteville, 1956, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1957—1991, professor emerita, since 1991. Organist Mars Hill Baptist Church, 1947—1950, Fairmont Methodist Church, Raleigh, 1950—1952.

Achievements

• Lucille Sawyer Harris has been listed as a notable musician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association University Women, Music Teachers National Association, North Carolina Music Teachers Association, Alliance Bapts., Kappa Nu Sigma.

Interests

• Reading, music.

Connections

Married Carl Vernon Harris, August 6, 1955.

Father:

James Henry

Mother:

Ida Cahoon Sawyer

Spouse:

Carl Vernon Harris