 In 1966, through her efforts, a larger grant from the Foundation was awarded to the University to establish the Utah Repertory Dance Theatre.Tanner taught extensively throughout the United States through the National Endowment for the Arts’ Artist-in-the-School program.She was a contributing author to the "Self-Expression and Conduct – The Humanities" book series, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in the 1970s.