Background
Atchison, Beth Tillotson was born on September 18, 1929 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Daughter of Robert Erwin and Bonnie (McCarty) Tillotson.
Atchison, Beth Tillotson was born on September 18, 1929 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Daughter of Robert Erwin and Bonnie (McCarty) Tillotson.
Bachelor of Science in Education, U. Idaho, 1951; postgraduate, U. Oregon, 1960; Master of Science in Education, U. Idaho, 1960; postgraduate, San Francisco State University postgraduate, California State University, Hayward postgraduate, University of California.
Teacher 4th grade, Potlatch (Idaho) Elementary School, 1951; teacher 8th grade, Payette (Idaho) Junior High School, 1951-1952; teacher 2d grade, Westfir (Oregon) Elementary School, 1952; teacher 8th grade, Westfir (Oregon) Elementary School, 1953-1954; teacher 4th grade, Willamette Elementary School, Oakridge, Oregon, 1957-1958; teacher 1st grade, Highlands Elementary School, Pittsburg, California, 1960-1990; teacher art, Pittsburg Adult School, since 1990.
Member American Association of University Women, Daughters of the American Revolution, National Education Association, California Education Association, Northern California Tole Association, Pitts.Edn. Association (Teacher of the Year 1982).
Married James Edward Atchison, August 27, 1949. Children: James Kenneth, Thomas George.