Background
Stanley, Margaret King was born on December 11, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Daughter of Creston Alexander and Margaret (Haymore) King.
Stanley, Margaret King was born on December 11, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Daughter of Creston Alexander and Margaret (Haymore) King.
Student, Mary Baldwin College, 1950. Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1952. Master of Arts, University Incarnate Word, 1959.
Elementary teacher San Antonio Indiana School District, 1953-1954, 55-56, Arlington County Schools, Virginia, 1954-1955, Fort Sam Houston Schools, San Antonio, 1956—1958. Art and art history teacher St. Pius X School, 1959-1960. Originator, founding chairwoman Student Music Fair, 1963.
English teacher Trinity University, 1963-1965. Designer-manufacturer, owner CrisStan Clothes, Inc., San Antonio, 1967-1973. Founder, executive director San Antonio Performing Arts Association, 1976-1992.
Founding chairman Joffrey Workshop, San Antonio, 1979. Radio host On Stage with Margaret Stanley Station KTRU-FM, 1983-1998. Founder MKS Designs, 2002.
Member Metropolitan Opera National Council, 1969—1980, since 2009. Founder Arts Council San Antonio, 1962, vice president, 1975, Originator Symphony Belles Program, 1972. President San Antonio Symphony League, 1971—1974.
Vice president, founder San Antonio Opera Guild, since 1974, president, 2002—2005. Board governors Artists Alliance San Antonio, 1982. Founder San Antonio Early Music Festival, 1990—1992.
Artistic advisor, director presentation, director development San Antonio Symphony, 1992—1994. Founding organizer Musica San Antonio, 1997—1998. Vice president Institutional Development Carver Cultural Center, 1998—2000.
Advisory board Hertzberg Circus Collection, San Antonio Dance Umbrella, Houston Early Music, Morgan-Scott Ballet, Hot Springs Museum Festival. President University Roundtable, 1995—1997. Member of Opera Guild (vice president education 2006-2009), Southwest Performing Arts Presenters (chairman 1988-1992), Battle Flowers Association, Junior League San Antonio (Volunteer Extraodinaire 2001), Women in Communications (Headliner award 1982), Association Performing Arts Presenters (award for commn.of Jamboree 1984), International Society for Performing Arts (honorary.
Regional representative 1982-1985, board directors 1991-1997).
Children: Torrey Margaret, Jean Cullen.