Trustee

Karen Bahnick

Trustee

Karen Bahnick attended Cornell College in Iowa (B.A., 1962), the University of Iowa (M.A., 1964; Ph.D., 1967), and the University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1980). She was on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Superior from 1966 to 1997 as Professor of German and International Economics/Business. She served on the University Senate for twenty years and as Faculty Representative to the University of Wisconsin System. She also held several administrative positions during her tenure at UW-Superior. She recently joined the Alumni Board of Cornell College.

While living in Superior, she sang with the Duluth-Superior Symphony Chorus and served on the governing board of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. She and her husband Donald retired in 1997 and moved to Green Valley in 2004. She was an active member of FATSO since 2010, including three years as treasurer of the organization and one year as president. She is also a committed member of the Green Valley chapter of the Arizona Opera League. She sings with the Arizona Choral Society in Tucson.