Norman Vance Overly

Background

Overly, Norman Vance was born on April 16, 1931 in Andover, Ohio, United States. Son of Florian Vance and Gladys Marie (Campbell) Overly.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Kent State University, 1953; Master of Arts in Education, Kent State University, 1957; postgraduate, Berkeley Baptist Division, 1957-1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Ohio State University, 1966.

Career

Elementary teacher, Wooster (Ohio) Public Schools, 1953-1954; missionary teacher, American Baptist Mission Society, Yokohama, Japan, 1958-1963; research associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1963-1966; associate director Ford Foundation curriculum project, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1966-1967; associate secretary, ASCD, Washington, 1967-1970; professor education, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1970. President faculty county Indiana U., Bloomington, 1991-1993, chair of department curriculum and instruction, 1991-1993, director graduate studies, education, 1982-1985, provost Information Technology Management/MUCIA program, Malaysia, since 1993.

Achievements

• Norman Vance Overly has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Democratic Party, since 1970. With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (vice president 1972-1975, president 1989-1991), ASCD (board directors 1971-1975), American Ednl.

Research Association, Kappa Delta Pi(Rho Nu chapter, historian 1952-1953, 88-90, faculty counselor 1990-1992), Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, reading, singing, bell choir.

Connections

Married Florence Jeanne Dunham, December 28, 1952. Children: Beth Anne Collins, Douglas Vance, Christopher Dwight, Katherine Marie.

Father:

Florian Vance Overly

Mother:

Gladys Marie (Campbell) Overly

Spouse:

Florence Jeanne Dunham

child:

Christopher Dwight Overly

child:

Katherine Marie Overly

child:

Beth Anne Collins Overly

child:

Douglas Vance Overly