Background
Balch, Nelda Caroline Kurtz was born on July 13, 1916 in Kelley's Island, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Robert John and Lydia Amelia (Schnittker) K.
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Nelda Caroline Kurtz Balch
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Bachelor, Albion (Michigan) College, 1937. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1938. Student, Yale University, 1941.
Student, Northwestern University, 1946. Student, University Michigan. Student, Michigan State University.
Student, University Oregon.
Career
Assistant professor, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa., 1939-1943; assistant professor, West Liberty (West Virginia) State College, 1946; assistant professor, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, 1946-1952; professor, chair, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1954-1981; professor non-traditional classes, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1981-1985; director, reader Faculty Readers, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1960-1992; director, reader Noontime Tales, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, since 1985; emeritus professor, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, since 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Founder, managing director Festival Playhouse, Kalamazoo, 1964-1981. Active Friends of Art Center, Venice, Florida, since 1990, Kalamazoo Arts Council, 1987-1994;Aero Club director American Red Cross, England and France, 1943-1945. Director Readers' Theatre, Venice Public Pibr., since 1996, annual readers benefit program, since 1995.
Member American Association University Women (former vice president), Kalamazoo The Art Institute of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa.
Interests
Connections
Married Donald Arthur Balch, August 8, 1948 (deceased 1969).
Education
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1937
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1938
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1941
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1946
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Career
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1939 - 1943
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1946
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1946 - 1952
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1954 - 1981
Awards
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Recipient Community Arts. Medal, Kalamazoo Arts Council, 1985. Teaching fellow University Minnesota, 1938-1939. Nelda K. Balch Playhouse dedicated in her honor, 1981.Recipient Community Arts. Medal, Kalamazoo Arts Council, 1985. Teaching fellow University Minnesota, 1938-1939.
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse dedicated in her honor, 1981.