Background
Colloms, Vergene Jenkins was born on April 12, 1917 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Herbert and Laura (Jenkins) Meadows.
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Colloms, Vergene Jenkins was born on April 12, 1917 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Herbert and Laura (Jenkins) Meadows.
Associate of Arts, McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, 1940. Bachelor, McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, 1945. Master in Music Education, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, 1969.
Developer music and music courses, University Singers University South Carolina, Spartanburg, 1970. Instructor Matthew Whaley School -conjunct William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia. Head music department Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens.
Music instructor Lima campus Ohio State University. Music professor Spartanburg Methodist College and University South Carolina, chartered music fraternity. President South Carolina chapter National Association Teacher Singing, 1948, Community Concerts, Business and Professional Women, 1983, Breakfast Business and Professional Women, 1984.
Director music Charles Lea Center, 1970—1978. Advisor Spartanburg Junior Philharmonic, since 1972. State advisor South Carolina youth division South Carolina Federation Music Clubs, 1975.
Organizer music club Cedar Springs School Blind. Assistant director The Shepherd Center Chorus.
President Tuesday Reading and Spartanburg Garden Club Council. Brownie leader Girl Scouts United States, 1955—1958, badge instructor, 1958—1990, Boy Scouts American, 1958—1990. Chartered Junior Garden Club Z.L. Madden School, 1988—1995.
Chartered Business Professional Women's Breakfast Club. Developer Woman's History Month, Spartanburg, 1976. Member of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Lester H. Colloms (deceased 1971). 1 child Beverly Jo Patterson.