Norma Champion Explained

Norma Champion
Office1:Member of the Missouri Senate from the 30th district
Term Start1:January 8, 2003
Term End1:January 5, 2011
Predecessor1:Roseann Bentley
Successor1:Bob Dixon
Office2:Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 134th district
Term Start2:January 6, 1993
Term End2:January 8, 2003
Predecessor2:M. Douglas Harpool
Successor2:James Viebrock
Birth Date:21 January 1933
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Party:Republican

Norma Champion (born January 21, 1933) is a former children's TV show host and retired university professor who served as a Republican in both the Missouri House of Representatives from 1993 through 2003 and the Missouri State Senate from 2003 through 2011. She is a resident of Springfield, Missouri.[1]

Norma received her master's degree in communications from Southwest Missouri State College and a Ph.D. in educational communications technology from the University of Oklahoma. She went on to do post-graduate study at the University of London. After completing her studies, she served as professor of Broadcasting and Communication Theory at Evangel University, and, from 1957 to 1986, was the writer, producer, and host of the television program The Children's Hour on KYTV.

In 1987, Norma was elected to the Springfield (MO) city council. She served in that body through 1992, when she was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, She served in that body through 2002, when she was elected to the Missouri State Senate. During her eight years in the Senate, she served on the following committees:

In 2009, Norma was awarded the General Superintendent's Medal of Honor from the Assemblies of God Fellowship.

In 2011, Norma was named Professor Emerita at Evangel University.

On June 7, 2014, Norma was inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fameā€”the first woman to receive this honor.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative Norma Champion . House.mo.gov . 2021-01-23.