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Ms. Carolyn Appleton

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Austin, TX
United States

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I am a nonprofit fundraising and digital communications specialist with forty years of hands-on experience across Texas and beyond. Please see my expert profile on PKP by following the link.

I was elected to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in 1985, the year of my graduation from The University of Texas at Austin with my second degree, an M.A. in American 19th century art history (I was also the recipient of the Meredith Long Scholarship in American Art, and authored and co-authored professional publications prior to graduation). Before that, I secured a B.A. With Honors from The University of Texas in Austin in Middle Eastern Studies (with a focus on art and architecture). Entering the university at the start, I arrived as a member of the National Honor Society and received several awards for choral excellence from the University Interscholastic League. I applied to and was accepted to both The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Colorado at Boulder and chose the former.

To see my current current activities, social advocacy projects, and endorsements, see Linktr.ee.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin, College of Fine Arts
Austin, Texas, United States
Master of Arts, 1985
Art History
1981 To 1984
Dissertation: Albert Bierstadt
Advisor: Linda Henderson, Richard Saunders

The University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts
Austin, Texas, United States
B.A. With Honors, 1977
Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic
1973 To 1977

Memberships & Associations

Apra: Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement
2024 - Present

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
2010 - Present

Honors & Awards

Art Within Our Reach Award for Excellence
Art Museum of South Texas (AMST)
2005

Award for Excellence, "Recognizing Our Own"
Nature Conservancy of Texas (TNC)
1994

Dallas Zoo: Our Natural Asset Award for Excellence
Dallas Zoological Association (DZS)
1997

NTENy Award for Volunteer Service
Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)
2011

Texas Governor's Appointment
Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund Board (2001-2009) (TEEP Fund Board)
2001

Job History

Independent Nonprofit Fundraising and Communications Professional
Austin, TX, United States
March 2003 - present