Born: 25 December 1950 Passed: 15 July 2023 Daughter of Neal and Arvilla Spickert, both deceased Crawford County, Kansas Farm Family She attended Cherokee, Kansas Public Schools, and graduated from Southeast High School in 1968. She attended Kansas State College of Pittsburg, later renamed Pittsburg State University, 1968-1973, and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Following graduation, she did graduate-level studies and was among the first group of women selected for admittance into the university's MBA program.