Katy George - Sandra Day O'Connor High School
2007 Pillar of Citizenship
Living and working in Washington, D.C., the 2007 Pillar of Citizenship’s office is at the Kennedy Center where Katy George manages the Trustees for the National Symphony.
Her job involves domestic and international travel, educational outreach, and embassy relations. Her passion is classical music and the arts.
The 23-year-old graduated first in her class from Emerson College in Boston where she also worked with the Boston Philharmonic as a volunteer fundraiser. She returned for graduate studies in Arts and Cultural Policy and Diplomacy at University of Texas in Austin where she worked at the UT Performing Arts Center, served on the Board of the Austin Symphony, and helped found a philanthropic organization for the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Last year, she was the National Endowment for the Arts scholarship recipient for Leadership in the Arts. Growing up in Northside, Katy George attended Northwest Crossing Elementary, Stevenson Middle School, and O’Connor High School where she played oboe in band and was a Captain in the Color Guard.
Enrolled in an Independent Mentorship Study class, her ISM project involved architectural design. Born in Taiwan and adopted at birth by Sheron and David George of San Antonio, Katy is not just a model citizen of the U.S., but of the world.
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