ABOUT NANCY:

PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY:

Nancy was born in Grenada, Mississiippi, the only daughter among four brothers. She earned her B.A. degree at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS, where she was elected “Miss MSCW” (Mississippi State College for Women) by the student body her senior year.
As a newlywed in Nashville, TN, in 1971, she earned her Master of Arts in Teaching at Vanderbilt University and taught ninth grade English until her two daughters were born.

In 1980, Nancy moved to Dallas, Texas, where her husband Bill, now retired, was an international pilot and Check Airman for American Airlines.

For 32 years Nancy served as a popular leader of Bible studies, church organizations, and world mission trips. She is an active member of the Dallas Woman’s Club, the Marianne Scruggs Garden Club, The Shakespeare Study Club, the Mentor Club, and a dance clubs -- The Calliope Club. She is a former Regent of the Highland Park Chapter of DAR (2011 - 2015) and and a member of Colonial Dames XVII (Seventeenth Century).

She and Bill are the parents of two married daughters and five grandchildren who live in Austin Texas.... For fun she plays bridge, enjoys water aerobics, travels, and spoils grandchildren.

 

Membership: Boards and Organizations: Dallas Professional Book Reviewers Association, Board Member (2008-2018) Advisory Committee: Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of MS, 2000 - 2012. Eudora Welty Foundation Board, 2007 - 2010. Past Chair, Southern Methodist University Board of Dallas Christian Leadership Past Chair, Women of the Church, Park Cities Presbyterian Church Past Chair, World Missions Team, Park Cities Presbyterian Church Current member of Highland Park Presbyterian