Background
Jordahl, Robert Arnold was born on September 19, 1926 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Merton Arnold and Anna (Robison) Jordahl.
Jordahl, Robert Arnold was born on September 19, 1926 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Merton Arnold and Anna (Robison) Jordahl.
Bachelor of Medicine, University Texas, 1950. MMED, University Texas, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Eastman School Music, 1965.
Choral music teacher, Texas Public Schools, Eagle Pass and Temple, 1951-1958; head music department, Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York, 1961-1965; head music department, Alaska Methodist U., Anchorage, 1965-1968; coordinator theory, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, since 1968.
Fellow National Endowment of the Humanities University Kansas, Lawrence, summer 1978, Dartmouth College, summer 1984. George Shearman grantee, 1986, 90. Member American Guild Organists (certified choirmaster), Sonneck Society.
Married Betty Jo Read, June 4, 1951. Children: Kevin, Bruce.