Bette Finese Binning

Background

Binning, Bette Finese was born on September 20, 1927 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, (father American citizen). Daughter of Henry Josiah and Beatrice Victoria (Harrop)Ames.

Education

Graduate Brandon Collegiate, 1944. Student Brandon, University, 1944-1946.

Career

Executive secretary to manager Gardner-Denver Company, Denver, 1950-1952. Member age group swimming committee Amateur Athletic Union United States, 1966-1968, 70-72, women"s swimming committee, 1968-1969, 72, age group swimming objectives subcommittee, 1970-1971, delegate convention, 1971, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,79, 80. Oklahoma state chairman age group swimming Amateur Athletic Union,1966-1968, 70-72, chairman women"s swimming committee, 1968-1969, 72-79, member Oklahoma Executive Board for all amateur sports, also registration committee, 1971-1979.

Member United States Olympic committee, 1972-1980.

National director swimming records, 1972-1981. United States representative to records committee Amateur Swimming Association Americans, 1975-1983, director records committee, 1975-1983.

Director, secretary records committee Union Amateur de Natacion de las Americas, 1979-1983. Technical official Pan American Games, Mexico City, 1975, San Juan, Prize ring (The), 1979.

Official XXI Olympiad, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1976.

Member interim organizing committee United States Olympic Festival, 1986. Athletic advisory director United States Olympic Festival "89, 1987-1988. Team captain Young Men's Christian Association fund drives, 1966-1978.

Member of advisory committee International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 1996.

Achievements

• Bette Finese Binning has been listed as a noteworthy athletic association official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member age group swimming committee Amateur Athletic Union United States, 1966-1968, 70-72, women"s swimming committee, 1968-1969, 72, age group swimming objectives subcommittee, 1970-1971, delegate convention, 1971, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,79, 80. Member United States Olympic committee, 1972-1980. Member interim organizing committee United States Olympic Festival, 1986.

Member of advisory committee International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 1996.

Member Kerr-Mcgee Swim.

Connections

Married Gene Hedgcock Binning, May 3, 1952. Children: Gene Barton, BarbaraJo, Bradford Jay.

Father:

Henry Josiah Ames

Mother:

Beatrice Victoria (Harrop)Ames

Spouse:

Gene Hedgcock Binning

child:

Gene Barton Binning

child:

Bradford Jay Binning

child:

BarbaraJo Binning