Background
Colwell, Norma Kimrey was born on October 16, 1946 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Norman W. and Ruby L. (Leonard) Kimrey.
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Colwell, Norma Kimrey was born on October 16, 1946 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Norman W. and Ruby L. (Leonard) Kimrey.
Bachelor in Early Childhood Education cum laude, University South Carolina, 1978. Master of Education in Elementary Counseling, University South Carolina, 1980.
Teacher, coordinator elementary Church School, member kindergarten board director, counselor youth camp, director vacation church school Asbury Methodist Church School. Secretary, treasurer Methodist Women, chairman social concerns United Methodist Women, children"s ministry coordinator, member of commission on education, counsel on ministry, administrative board Asbury Methodist Church. Neighborhood volunteer March of Dimes, Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer Society, Heart Fund, Multiple Sclerosis.
Board directors Young Women's Christian Association Youth Task Force, Batesburg, 1980-1983, Fort Jackson Family Advisory Council, 1983.
Member health education commission Lexington County Health Department, 1981-1983. Board of Governors, parent education coordinator Fort Jackson Schools.
Board directors South Carolina. Coalition for Concerned Children, Columbia.
South Carolina. Governor"s Task Force for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, South Carolina.
Governor"s Task Force on Teen Pregnancy, 1987-1989.
Member, kindergarten board director. Neighborhood volunteer March of Dimes, Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer Society, Heart Fund, Multiple Sclerosis. Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association Youth Task Force, Batesburg, 1980—1983, Fort Jackson Family Advisory Council, since 1983.
Member health education commission Lexington County Health Department, 1981—1983. Board governors, parent education coordinator Fort Jackson Schools. Board directors South Carolina Coalition Concerned Children, Columbia.
Member South Carolina Governors Task Force for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, South Carolina Governors Task Force on Teen Pregnancy, 1987—1989. Counselor, youth camp & director, vacation church school Asbury Methodist Church School. Secretary, treasurer Methodist Women.
Chairman social concerns United Methodist Women, children's ministry coordinator. Member commission on education, counsel on ministry & administrative board Asbury Methodist Church. Member of American Counseling Association (National Human Rights award 1987), University South Carolina Alumni Association, South Carolina Adlerian Society, South Carolina Association Humanistic Education and Development, American Association Humanistic Education and Development, American Association Childhood Education International, South Carolina Counseling Association (governing board since 1986, human rights chairman elementary and secretary task force 1986-1991, professor development chair since 1989, chairman membership committee 1985, President's award 1987, Humanitarian of Year 1990, South Carolina Counselor of Year 1991), American School Counselor Association (national delegate 1985-1990, national research committee 1986-1989, national human rights committee 1987-1988, governing board 1987-1990, elementary vice president 1987-1990), South Carolina Association Childhood Education International (board governors 1981-1985, project chairman, parent education editor 1984-1985), South Carolina School Counselors Association (president 1986-1987, treasurer 1980-1982, board governors since 1980, executive council, human rights committee 1985-1988, South Carolina Middle School Counselor of Year 1979), Palmetto Woman's Club (Columbia), Kappa Phi Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Children: Pride, Paige, Noel, Turner.