Background
Kahn, Nancy Turppa was born on June 12, 1931 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William E. and Rauha (Salina) T.
Kahn, Nancy Turppa was born on June 12, 1931 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William E. and Rauha (Salina) T.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1953. Master of Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles-California State University, Los Angeles, 1978.
Speech-language specialist Los Angeles Unified School District, 1953-1972, administrator, since 1972. Private practice, Newport Beach, California, since 1980. Adjunct professor Pepperdine University, Irvine, California, 1982, University California-San Diego, La Jolla, since 1986.
Assistant professor California State University, Long Beach, since 1986.
Member California Speech Language Hearing Association (commissioner education 1983-1985, Outstanding Achievement award 1986), American Speech Language Hearing Association (certified clinical competence in speech/language pathology), Council for Exceptional Children, Sierra Club, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Irwin Horwitz, June 6, 1953 (deceased October 1959). Married, March 12, 1960 (divorced June 1980). 1 child, Alia Ann Kahn.