Norma Elia Cantú

Dr. Norma Elia Cantú was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and raised in Laredo, Texas where she attended public schools, graduating from Martin High School in 1965. She received degrees from Laredo Community College (AA), Texas A&I University, Laredo (BA), Texas A&I University, Kingsville (MA) and a PhD from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. An award -winning poet and novelist she is also a scholar and folklorist.