Background
McRae, Nora Frances Stone was born on November 2, 1955 in Columbus, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Douglas Clyde and Betty Ruth (Boyls) Stone.
McRae, Nora Frances Stone was born on November 2, 1955 in Columbus, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Douglas Clyde and Betty Ruth (Boyls) Stone.
Bachelor of Arts, University of South, 1977. Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, 1980.
Bar: Mississippi 1980. Law clerk Mississippi Supreme Court, Jackson, 1980-1981. Associate firm Barnett, Alagia & Pyle, Jackson, 1981-1982.
In house counsel Mississippi Power & Light Company, Jackson, 1983-1985.
Member Galloway Players. Vice president Mississippi Opera Guild, 1984—1986, president, 1987—1988. Board directors Young Jacksonians for Symphony, Jackson, 1984.
Member Junior League Jackson, since 1984, board directors, 1987—1988, co-chairman, public affairs, 1988—1989, chair, public affairs, 1989—1990, chair, recycling project, 1990—1991, advisory planning chair, 1995—1996, correspondent secretary and member, executive committee, 1996—1997, project chair, property development, 1997—1998, arts impact chair, 1994—1995. Project chairman Impressions Gallery, 1987—1988. Member Jackson Symphony League, 1983—1984, Jackson Ballet Guild, 1983—1984, Symphony League, Ballet Guild, Museum Auxiliary.
Member, executive committee & board directors Mississippi Opera Association. Alumni association officer University of South, 1994—1997, vice president, regions, since 1997, vice president, admissions. President & board directors Parent Child Center for Prevention of Child Abuse.
Co-chair, antiques symposium Mississippi Museum Art. Board directors Childrens Hospital, 1992—1997. Member Leadership Jackson, since 1997.
Instructor Bethel Bible Series at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. Member of American Bar Association, Jackson Young Lawyers Association, Mississippi Museum Art Auxiliary, Hinds County Bar Association, Mississippi Women Laywers Association, Mississippi Bar Association.
Married Vaughan Watkins McRae, April 17, 1982.