Deborah Booth
Deborah Booth retired in Fall 2014 from NIU, where she was the director of External Programs for the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
In that role, she ran the NIU Community School of the Arts and organized summer residential arts camps. Earlier jobs included newspaper reporter and public television producer.
She has a bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall College and a master's degree in English/film from NIU.
She enjoys films, gardening, music, and reading and currently is working her way through biographies of all the U.S. presidents.
She and her husband Colin have two grown children and have lived in Illinois since 1984.
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Deborah Booth sings the praises of the library book sale. -
Sure, you can get your recipes online, from YouTube, or even an old-fashioned cookbook. But Deborah Booth finds those methods lacking. -
Deborah Booth asks, "Who would have thought we’d still be talking about a law passed during the Grant administration?" -
Deborah Booth says there's a primary election coming soon. And before that, a chance to learn more about candidates in the 76th IL House District. -
Shopping can be a lot this time of year. But the memory of the perfect gift keeps Deborah Booth powering forward. -
Deborah Booth says there are a number of reasons our current president deserves praise. -
Deborah Booth shares a fascinating, and largely forgotten, story from our nation's history. -
Deborah Booth gets up close to an exciting transition she had only heard of, never seen. -
Deborah Booth thinks that a certain Congresswoman's latest political stunt is outrageous — and maybe illegal. -
You aren't imagining things. Deborah Booth says people really are driving like maniacs. Aren't they?
