Boyd, Betty, b. 1922
Biography
From WVU website on Betty Boyd Loans:
Alice E. “Betty” Boyd was born 1922 April 10, in Brooklyn, New York. She received a bachelor’s degree from WVU in speech and pre-medicine in 1942. Betty Boyd served West Virginia University for almost four decades. She was Director of the YWCA and YMCA from 1948–1952; Assistant Dean of Women, 1952–1955; Dean of Women, 1955–1968; Associate Dean of Student Educational Services, 1968–1980; and Dean of Student Life, 1980–1987.
She received numerous awards during her lifetime, including the Mary Catherine Buswell Award for outstanding contributions to West Virginia University women; Most Loyal Mountaineer; the Order of Vandalia for unselfish dedication to WVU; and the West Virginia Association of Student Personnel Administrators Distinguished Service Award. She was also inducted into Mountain, a student honorary, and Mortar Board’s honorary alumni chapter.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Association of Women Students, Minute Books
Lenna Lowe Yost, Suffragist, Papers
West Virginia University, Office of Student Life, Records
Office files from the Office of Student Life, Dean Betty Boyd. "Students for Dem. Society (SDS)" and "Suspension and Probation Information". 2 files, ca. 1967-1972. ca. 100 items.