Background
Kruse, Penny Sue was born on June 7, 1963 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Fred Weldon and Lois Belle Thompson.
Kruse, Penny Sue was born on June 7, 1963 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Fred Weldon and Lois Belle Thompson.
Bachelor of Music with distinction, Northwestern University, 1985. Master of Music, Yale University, 1987. Doctor in Musical Arts, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1999.
First violinist Kansas City Symphony, 1987-1992. Associate professor William Jewell College, Liberty, 1982—2000, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, since 2000. Assistant principal second violin Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, North Carolina, since 1983.
Member of Music Educators National Conference, College Music Society, National School Orchestra Association, American String Teachers Association, Sigma Alpha Iota, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Steven Lewis Kruse, June 8, 1991.