Tony Nelssen
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Tony Nelssen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Scottsdale City Council | |
| In office 2006 – May 26, 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eugene Anthony Nelssen 1950s |
| Died | May 26, 2010 |
| Education | Arizona State University (BFA, MA, MFA) |
Eugene Anthony Nelssen (1950s – May 26, 2010) was a third-generation Arizona native, and a Scottsdale, Arizona city councilman from 2006 until his death from cancer in 2010. He is the only Scottsdale city council member to die while in office.[1]
Nelssen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1973), Master of Arts - Secondary Education (1975), and a Master of Fine Arts (1976) from Arizona State University (ASU). He taught Computer Arts and Photography at ASU's College of Architecture and the ASU Art Department; Phoenix College; Scottsdale Community College; and at Paradise Valley Community College.[2]