Background
Murphy, Vanissa Dawn was born on August 8, 1953 in Smithville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Clarence E. and Mary Lucille (Groom) Braswell.
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Vanissa Dawn Murphy
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Vanissa Dawn Murphy, Music educator. United States Achievement Academy scholar, 1988. Member American Association of University Women (cultural affairs chair 1988, recording secretary 1989), Denton Music Teachers Association (festival chair 1988), Piano Repertoire Group (president 1982-1984), Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Group Piano Association, Wis.Alliance for Arts Education, Pi Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Education
Bachelor of Music, Middle Tennessee State University, 1975; Master of Music, U. Kentucky, 1977; Student, U. North Texas, since 1985.
Career
Systems programmer, Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, 1978-1981; systems programmer, Baptist Medical Systems, Little Rock, 1983-1984; teaching fellow music Department, University North Texas, Denton, 1985-1988; assistant professor music Department, University Wisconsin, Eau Claire, since 1989; director handbell choir, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, since 1991. Instructor U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1981-1984, U. North Texas, 1985-1987, East Central U., Ada, Oklahoma, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association of University Women (cultural affairs chair 1988, recording secretary 1989), Denton Music Teachers Association (festival chair 1988), Piano Repertoire Group (president 1982-1984), Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Group Piano Association, Wis.Alliance for Arts Education, Pi Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Lambda.
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Married Gordon Chittenden Murphy, May 29, 1976. 1 child, Briana Elizabeth.
