Jeannette Webb has worked with high school students for over 25 years helping them develop public speaking, leadership, and interview skills, and prepare effective applications for scholarship competitions. As Oklahoma State University's first Truman Scholar, she went on to receive a B.S. in Human Development and an M.S. in Family Economics. She spent a decade with the OSU Cooperative Extension Service as 4-H and Youth Development Specialist and Resource Management Specialist before she became a home educator in 1993. She has been a home school support group leader, conference speaker, and trustee for the Oklahoma Christian Home Educator's Consociation. In 2005, Jeannette received the Presidential Scholar Distinguished Teacher Award. She currently writes the college admissions column for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.