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Distinguished Faculty, Administrator, and Researcher Retired

Norma Ewing Retired Associate Dean for Academics

Norma Ewing has served Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) in a variety of roles.  She is a three degree graduate (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) of SIUC .  She has distinguished herself as a faculty member committed to teaching, research, and service, focused in particular on the education of underachieving students and topics related to social justice.  Her current research project is focused on developing a historical account of “one-room schoolhouses in Southern Illinois,” including oral accounts from teachers and students.  She has served in administrative roles in the College for almost 20 years, including Chair of the Department of Special Education for about nine years and about 10 years as Associate Dean for Academics.

Norma has received a number of honors during her professional career.  She was selected from a national pool of applicants to spend a year in Washington, D.C. as an Education Policy Fellow; attended the well-known summer administrative training program for women held at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia; selected to participate in a National Forum sponsored by the  American Council on Education/Office of Women in Higher Education; served a consultant for the United States Department of Education; invited to provide testimony on teacher education-related topics before the Committee on Education and Labor of the United States House of Representatives; and was recognized as a Woman of Distinction at SIUC.

She has dedicated her entire career to developing and expanding a philosophy and behavior that embody a “servant leader.”  She cares deeply about our wider society and global culture and believes strongly that authentic changes happen only when it begins in the inner solitude of individuals.

Norma is a lifetime member of the SIUC Alumni Association and a strong supporter of the University’s athletic programs, WSIU, and the Public Policy Institute.  Her dedication to the mission of our College is enduring.