Betsy Sutton Smith grew up in the Champaign-Urbana area and graduated from Urbana High School. Having earned an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Central Michigan University, she returned to this community to complete a Master's in Social Work (M.S.W.) degree at the University of Illinois in 1980. She spent six years as the Social Worker for Col. Wolfe School in Champaign before enjoying six years at home with the young, energetic Smith chil...