Irene Christman was awarded the District 7 Distinguished Service Award in January 2003.
Irene received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Music from Lebanon Valley College and did additional music study at the University of Pennsylvania. She taught in the Warwick and Middletown school districts and retired from Central Dauphin High School where she served as Director of Choral Activities for many years.
She is a past president of the Dauphin County Music Educators Association, served on district level personnel and music selection committees, and was a member of the Southern Executive Council. Irene also served on the MENC “Music in American Life” committee and was on the Eastern Division committee to study “Administrative Problems in the Secondary Schools of Smaller Cities.”
In addition, Irene served District 7 and PMEA as Secretary/Treasurer and PMEA State Executive Director from 1955 until her retirement in 1996.
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