Executive Committee
Pattie Cowell grew up on a ranch in northern Montana, went to post-secondary schools in Washington (B.A.) and Massachusetts (M.A., Ph.D.), and moved to Fort Collins in 1976. For 35 years, she taught American literature and women’s studies at CSU, including several years chairing the English Department and handling various administrative assignments. She fell in love with art music as an undergraduate, and has been learning about and from it since then.
