Petersen, Neva Maurine.

Neva Maurine Petersen was born December 18, 1907, in Charter Oak, Iowa, to William and Maude Spencer Petersen. She received her B.S. (1930) in applied art and M.A. (1948) from Iowa State College (University).

Petersen taught high school art courses in Ankeny, Iowa (1931-1935); Newton, Iowa (1935-1945); and Austin, Minnesota (1947-1948). After she recieved her M.A., she joined the staff of the University of Minnesota (1948-1952). She began her career at Iowa State as an Assistant Professor (1952-1956) in Applied Art and was promoted to Associate Professor (1956-1972), and Professor (1972-1974). She became Professor Emeritus in 1974.

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