Linda Ann Ball

Background

Ball, Linda Ann was born on August 10, 1942 in Des Moines. Daughter of Vern Ray and Orletha Ann Carmichael.

Education

Student Iowa State University, 1960-1962. Bachelor of Science in Education, Drake University, 1964. Master of Science in Education, Illinois State University, 1981.

Career

Teacher, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1964-1968;television teacher Station WAND-television, Decatur, Illinois, 1969-1971. Teacher Des Moines Public Schools, 1973-1979. Advisory Illinois State University Panhellenic, Normal, 1979-1980.

Teacher, faculty associate Metcalf Laboratory School, Illinois State University, Normal, 1980;presenter workshops and conferences Past member Junior Women"s Club, Association Advocacy and Education Disabled Citizens, Mid-Central Planning Common for Handicapped, Friends of the Arts.

Past president JayceeEttes, Campfire GirlsCouncil. Board directors United Cerebral Palsy.

Company-author: Kaleidoscope, Language-Based Activities for Young Children, 1988, Look, Look I Wrotea Book, 1997. Certified reading specialist, early childhood specialist. named finalist for Illinois Teacher of Year, 1997.

Achievements

• Linda Ann Ball has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Illinois Reading Council, Illinois State Kindergarten Conference Commission (chair), Early Childhood Education Association, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (Outstanding Early Childhood Educator 1992), Delta Zeta (collegiate province director), Delta Kappa Gamma.

Connections

Married Robert Ray Ball, August 15, 1964;children: Lindsay, Ryan, Justin. Children: Lindsay, Ryan, Justin.

Father:

Vern Ray

Mother:

Orletha Ann Carmichael

Spouse:

Robert Ray Ball

child:

Ryan Ball

child:

Lindsay Ball

child:

Justin Ball