Background
Jordan, Robert was born on May 2, 1940 in Chattanooga. Son of Ira and Mamie (McCamey) Jordan.
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Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan, American concert pianist, educator. Chosen as one of 13 pianists nationally to commission composition from an American composer and to give world premiere at Kennedy Center. Recipient Chancellors award for excellence in teaching State University of New York-Fredonia, 1983; Fulbright scholar, 1965-1967; Silver Jubilee celebration concerts Suriname and Curucao, South America and France, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Music, Eastman School Music, 1962. Master of Science, Juilliard School Music, 1965. Diploma, Goethe Institute for German Language, 1965.
Diploma, Hochschule fur Musik, Germany, 1967. Diploma, Sorbonne, Paris, 1969.
Career
Promoted to full professor State University of New York, Fredonia, since 1987, assistant to director, 1988-1989. Board directors, member advisory council Triad Presentations, Inc. President Paris Institute Music, New York City.
Artist-in-residence University Delaware, 1979. Martin Luther King distinguished visiting professor Northern Michigan University, 1987, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990.
Achievements
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Established Minority Scholarship Fund, University Delaware, 1979. Established Jessie Hillman Scholarship Fund for Pianists, State University of New York, Fredonia, 1981.
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Recipient Chancellors award for excellence in teaching State University of New York-Fredonia, 1983. Fulbright scholar, 1965-1967. Silver Jubilee celebration concerts Suriname and Curucao, South America and France, 1990.Recipient Chancellors award for excellence in teaching State University of New York-Fredonia, 1983. Fulbright scholar, 1965-1967. Silver Jubilee celebration concerts Suriname and Curucao, South America and France, 1990.