Carolyn Nelson, BS ’58 and NDSU emeritus lecturer of mathematics, has been elected president of the National Federation of Music Clubs at their Biennial Convention in McLean, Va., in June.
Nelson is the 32nd president of the club and the second president from North Dakota. Agnes Bishop Jardine was the 13th president from 1933 to 1937.
Nelson previously was the club’s first vice president and vice president for the North Central Region.
The National Federation of Music Clubs, founded in 1898, is the largest philanthropic musical organization in the world, composed of musicians and non-musicians who love and support music. The federation has the distinction of being chartered by the Congress of the United States. Each year, more than $700,000 is awarded to young people by state and local affiliates of the club for scholarships to attend summer music centers.
Nelson is a member of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Music Club and has served as its president, as well as president of the North Dakota Federation of Music Clubs. She currently is serving in the North Dakota Senate. Previously, she served as assistant minority leader in the state senate and was the first woman to hold that position since North Dakota statehood in 1889.
The FM Area Music Club will host an open house for Nelson on Thursday, June 23, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the NDSU Alumni Center. The public is invited.