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Backhaus, Patricia Dawn was born on July 16, 1959 in Milwaukee. Daughter of Ralph Robert Backhaus and Mary Jane Ramsburg.
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Patricia Dawn Backhaus
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Patricia Dawn Backhaus, musician, educator. Recipient Willard Griswald award, Waukesha County History Society, 1999. Board directors Waukesha (Wisconsin) County History Society, 1998—1999; Member of National Band Association, Women Band Directors International (president 2001-2003, Silver Baton award 2002), Sigma Alpha Iota.
Education
Bachelor, Carroll College, 1981. Master of Music, University Minnesota, 1983. Doctor of Music, University Minnesota, 1986.
Career
Head Department Music Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, 1983—1985, adjunct faculty, 1985—2002. Director music Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Festival Brass, since 2005. Development vice president Soli Deo Gloria Institute for Arts, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin, since 2002.
Member advisory board Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools Music Task Force, 2000—2001. Freelance musician, Milwaukee, since 1985.
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Membership
Board directors Waukesha (Wisconsin) County History Society, 1998—1999. Member of National Band Association, Women Band Directors International (president 2001-2003, Silver Baton award 2002), Sigma Alpha Iota.
