Beverley Taylor Sorenson | |
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Born | Beverley Taylor April 13, 1924
Salt Lake City,
Utah, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 2013 | (aged 89)
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, arts education advocate, schoolteacher, businesswoman |
Beverley Taylor Sorenson (April 13, 1924 – May 27, 2013) was an American education philanthropist and advocate for the promotion of arts in elementary schools. [1]
Sorenson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] She was the daughter of Frank Campbell Taylor and Bessie Elinor Taylor, and the fifth of six children. [1] She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [2]
During her upbringing, Sorenson danced and played the piano. [1] She attended Irving Junior High and East High School. [1] In 1945, she graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in education. [3] That same year, Sorenson moved to New York City and became a kindergarten teacher. [1]
There, she met James LeVoy Sorenson and they were married the next summer on July 23, 1946 at the Logan Utah Temple. [1] They had eight children and settled in Salt Lake City. [1] At the time of her passing they had 49 grandchildren and 65 great-grandchildren. [1] Sorenson died on May 27, 2013. [1]
From 1945 to 1946, Sorenson was a schoolteacher at a Quaker school in New York. [3] [4] In 1975, Sorenson became the owner and manager of ExCelCis Cosmetics/LeVoys Fashions. [4] From 1989 to 1995 she was the owner and manager of the Continental Beauty College. [4]
Sorenson became the founder of Art Works for Kids in 1995 and the co-founder of the Sorenson Legacy Foundation in 2005. [4]
In 2008, the Utah State Legislature adapted Sorenson's arts-focused teaching model to integrate arts into elementary education. [5] In her honor, they named it the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program. [1]
Sorenson was a philanthropist and supported many causes through the Sorenson Legacy Foundation. [1] Among those causes, the foundation donated 45 million dollars to support fine arts instruction for children and teachers. [6] She established endowments for elementary arts education at seven universities:
Beverley Taylor Sorenson | |
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Born | Beverley Taylor April 13, 1924
Salt Lake City,
Utah, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 2013 | (aged 89)
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, arts education advocate, schoolteacher, businesswoman |
Beverley Taylor Sorenson (April 13, 1924 – May 27, 2013) was an American education philanthropist and advocate for the promotion of arts in elementary schools. [1]
Sorenson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] She was the daughter of Frank Campbell Taylor and Bessie Elinor Taylor, and the fifth of six children. [1] She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [2]
During her upbringing, Sorenson danced and played the piano. [1] She attended Irving Junior High and East High School. [1] In 1945, she graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in education. [3] That same year, Sorenson moved to New York City and became a kindergarten teacher. [1]
There, she met James LeVoy Sorenson and they were married the next summer on July 23, 1946 at the Logan Utah Temple. [1] They had eight children and settled in Salt Lake City. [1] At the time of her passing they had 49 grandchildren and 65 great-grandchildren. [1] Sorenson died on May 27, 2013. [1]
From 1945 to 1946, Sorenson was a schoolteacher at a Quaker school in New York. [3] [4] In 1975, Sorenson became the owner and manager of ExCelCis Cosmetics/LeVoys Fashions. [4] From 1989 to 1995 she was the owner and manager of the Continental Beauty College. [4]
Sorenson became the founder of Art Works for Kids in 1995 and the co-founder of the Sorenson Legacy Foundation in 2005. [4]
In 2008, the Utah State Legislature adapted Sorenson's arts-focused teaching model to integrate arts into elementary education. [5] In her honor, they named it the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program. [1]
Sorenson was a philanthropist and supported many causes through the Sorenson Legacy Foundation. [1] Among those causes, the foundation donated 45 million dollars to support fine arts instruction for children and teachers. [6] She established endowments for elementary arts education at seven universities: