Dr. Nauman taught three years in Missouri then moved on to a high school principalship for four years before moving to Texas in 1984. Dr. Nauman served as an elementary principal at Heritage Christian Academy and as a physics and chemistry teacher at Plano Senior High School before joining the Lewisville district in 1986.
Dr. Nauman received two B.A. degrees from Tarkio College, in Tarkio, Missouri in Biology and Physical Education in 1977. He earned his Masters Degree in School Administration from Northwest Missouri State University, in Maryville, Missouri in 1979. Dr. Nauman earned his Doctor of Education Degree in School administration from the University of North Texas in 1994.