Education
Nelssen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1973), Master of Arts - Secondary Education (1975), and a Master of Fine Arts (1976) from Arizona State University (Arizona State University).
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Tony Nelssen
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Career
He is the only Scottsdale city council member to die while in office. He taught Computer Arts and Photography at Arizona State University"s College of Architecture and the Arizona State University Art Department. Phoenix College; Scottsdale Community College.
And at Paradise Valley Community College.
As an outdoorsman, photographer, and educator, Nelssen was always keen to share his love of the Sonoran Desert and capturing images of it to share with others Tony Nelssen was elected with the highest number of votes in the March 2006 election.
While in office he continued his legacy of volunteer public service, and continued to attend city council meetings telephonically even after falling ill, until his death on May 26, 2010. Nelssen was campaigning for re-election at the time of his death.
Marg Nelssen was appointed by Tony"s colleagues on the City Council to fulfill the remainder of his term.
After his death, the City of Scottsdale expanded its WestWorld Equidome equestrian facility and renamed it, "The Tony Nelssen Equestrian Center".
