Pamela Ruth Taylor Elam

Background

Elam, Pamela Ruth Taylor was born on May 26, 1953 in Midland, Texas, United States. Daughter of Norman Payne and Rheta Valena (Lynch) Taylor.

Education

B Music Education, Baylor University, 1975; M Music Education, U. North Texas, 1982.

Career

Teacher elementary music, Pasadena (Texas) Indiana School District, 1975-1978; teacher elementary music, Spring Branch (Texas) Indiana School District, 1978-1979; teacher choral music, Cleburne (Texas) Middle School, 1979-1980; private teacher piano and voice,, Cleburne, 1975-1993; teacher choral music, Cleburne H.S., 1980-1983, 93-. Choral director 1st United Methodist Church, Cleburne, 1985-1988. Preschooling director 1stBapt.

Church, Cleburne, 1990-1993. Director, founder Greater Cleburne Chorale, since 1988. Music director community theater musicals, Cleburne.

Adjudicator various piano competitions, including Piano Guild Auditions, Cross Timber Music Association, McClennan County College Piano Competition.

Achievements

• Pamela Ruth Taylor Elam has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary education educator, choral director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director children's choir 1st Baptist Church. Member American Choral Dirs. Association, Texas Music Teachers Association (various committees 1984-1993), Texas Music Educators Association (region vocal chairman-elect 1975-1983, 93-), Texas Choral Dirs.

Association, Texas Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, needlecrafts.

Connections

Married Richard Lee Elam, September 3, 1977. Children: John Taylor, Nathan Andrew.

Father:

Norman Payne Taylor

Mother:

Rheta Valena (Lynch) Taylor

Spouse:

Richard Lee Elam

child:

Nathan Andrew Elam

child:

John Taylor Elam