Background
Putnam, Bonnie Colleen was born on July 29, 1936 in Unionville, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Randall Lee and Edith Nora (Colton) Pickering.
Putnam, Bonnie Colleen was born on July 29, 1936 in Unionville, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Randall Lee and Edith Nora (Colton) Pickering.
Bachelor in Education cum laude, Wichita State University, 1966; Master of Arts in Education, N.E. Missouri State University, 1971.
Classroom teacher, Liberal (Kansas) Schools, 1966-1968;
classroom teacher, Putnam County R-3 Schools, Unionville, 1968-1970;
classroom teacher, Albia (Iowa) Cmty. Schools, since 1970. Member state advisory board Southern Prairie Area Education Agency, Ottumwa, Iowa, 1972-1974.
Instructor Performance Learning Sys., Nevada, California, 1983-1992.
Secretary, trustee Albia (Iowa) Public Library., since 1975. Co-chair Albia (Iowa) Schools Fun Walk/Run. Member National Education Association, International Reading Association, Iowa State Reading Association, Rathbun Area Reading Council (past president), Iowa State Education Association (presenter Mobile Insvc.
Training Laboratory 1977-1983), Albia Cmty. Education Association (treasurer, Teacher of Year 1974), Delta Kappa Gamma (secretary since 1980), Golden Key Honor Society.
Married Robert Lyle Putnam, August 16, 1953. 1 child, Michael Lee.