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Norman Ricketts

Biltmore Who’s Who Selects Norman Ricketts as this week’s Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2010.

Norman Ricketts, Teacher for Jefferson County Public Schools, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who’s Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Norman Ricketts’s commitment to excellence in the field of Education.

Ricketts, who holds an Associate’s Degree in Applied Electronic Engineering from RETS Institute and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Education from the University of Louisville, spent several years in the retail business before working toward his electronics and computer repair degree.  After working as a computer repair technician, achieving numerous certifications and traveling the eastern half of the United States training other technicians for his organization, he decided to take on a new venture of teaching high school students.    

Recently teaching technology courses at the high school, Ricketts focuses on computer repair, networking, help desk, Microsoft Office software and manufacturing software used to run 3-D printers to milling machines.  By developing a curriculum that enables his students to comprehend all the aspects of his courses, Ricketts is able to get the most out of his students.

“I realized that I really enjoyed teaching and training people,” Ricketts said about his career in education.  “To see someone else gaining from my existence, my expertise and my knowledge is so gratifying.”

Hoping to continue inspiring our future leaders through teaching, Ricketts hopes to help improve the world one student at a time. 

Ricketts has earned numerous Who’s Who of America’s Teachers Awards and various dedication and service awards throughout his career.  He also holds IBM, NCR, DELL and other manufacturers’ certifications.  When Norman isn’t busy teaching, he enjoys playing golf, taking karate and watching sports.

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Norman Ricketts
Posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Friday, September 23, 2011