Norma graduated from Millikin University with a BS in Education in 1962. Norma received a MS in Education from Illinois State University with additional graduate work from Eastern Illinois, Illinois State and the University of Illinois. Norma taught for fifty-one years in the Decatur Public Schools. She taught in every grade level from kindergarten to sixth grade. She also became a Reading Strategist-Instructional Coach. Teaching kindergarten was her enduring love and her greatest passion was that of reading.
Norma was a member of Alpha Chi Omega at Millikin University where she became House Corp president for numerous years as an Alumni. She was a longtime member of Delta Kappa Gama-Beta Phi, Beta Sigma, Who's Who in American Education and All States Club.
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