Marilyn Norman, Ph.D.

Title

• Associate Dean for Extension, 4-H Youth Development

Biography

Dr. Marilyn N. Norman, Associate Professor, currently serves as the Associate Dean for the 4-H Youth Development Program, a part of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. As State 4-H Leader, Dr. Norman is interested in enhancing the quality and depth of the 4-H program through strengthening relationships internally and externally to the university, and by placing greater emphasis on professionalizing the youth development faculty at the county level.

The Florida 4-H program is committed to providing inclusive and positive youth development programs that target the following outcomes for young people.

• Youth are physically and emotionally safe;
• Youth develop and maintain positive relationships;
• Youth develop a sense of belonging in an inclusive environment;
• Youth develop personal competencies for self-reliance, independence, and autonomy;
• Youth grow and contribute as active citizens through service and leadership; and
• Youth develop marketable, productive skills and competencies for work and family life.

UF/IFAS Extension 4-H utilizes positive youth development program standards identified through research and practice to enhance the knowledge, well-being, quality of life, and civic engagement of youth.

Marilyn formerly served as the District Extension Director for District IV for UF/IFAS. Her administrative responsibilities included leadership and programming support for seventy-five faculty in twelve Central Florida counties. Her prior career experiences were at the University of Illinois Extension Service as a 4-H agent and Unit Leader, both in central Illinois and in Chicago. Her degrees are in home economics from Iowa State University, human guidance and counseling from Bradley University, and public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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