1948
Born in Farmington, Missouri to Charles Douglas and Edythe Murriel Holliday.
1969
Marries Gayle Dean McDonald.
1969
Receives a Bachelor of Science in education from the University of Missouri.
1969
Becomes a special education teacher for Ottumwa Public Schools and Washington Community Schools in Iowa.
1969
Becomes a lifetime member of the National Education Association.
1971
Is certified as a K-8 teacher and becomes a special education for Unified School District 336 in Holton, Kansas.
1971
Joins the Kansas Education Association and the Holton Education Association.
1972
Ms. Ms. McDonald and her husband take the first group of Jackson City students to the Special Olympics.
1973
Receives a Master of Science in education from Kansas State University.
1980
Listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest.
1982
Listed in the Dictionary of International Biography.
1984
Listed in Outstanding Young Woman of America.
1994
Named Outstanding Nutrition Educator by Midland Dairy Council.
1998
Serves on the membership committee of the Holton chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma.
1999
Becomes a member of the student improvement team at Jackson Heights Elementary School in Holton, Kansas.
2000
Listed in Who’s Who of American Women.
2000
Listed in Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century.
2004
Retires from her profession.