Betty Douglass

Background

Douglass, Betty was born on December 28, 1920 in Postville, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Ray R. and Ruth L. Douglass.

Education

AB, Antioch College, 1943; Master of Arts, American U., 1949; ABD, American U., 1965; Licentiate (honorary), Graduate Institute International Rels., Geneva, 1975.

Career

Research assistant, Department State, Washington, 1942-1944; assistant to director relief organizations, United Nations, Washington, 1944-1945; acting documents officer conference, United Nations, San Francisco, 1945; assistant deputy director general relief, United Nations, Washington, 1945-1946; finance officer international refugee organization, United Nations, Geneva, 1949-1950; program director, National Commission Atomic Information, Washington, 1946-1947; administrator, College of Desert, Palm Desert, California, 1969-1970; teacher, Everybody's Village, Palm Springs, California, 1972-1975; vice president, board directors, trustee, City of Palm Springs, 1972-1975. Member program committee World Peace Through Law, Washington, Geneva, 1978.

Achievements

• Betty Douglass has been listed as a noteworthy Past college administrator, volunteer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member governor board Desert Community M.H.C., Indi0, California, 1975-1977. Democratic precinct worker, Santa Barbara, 1986, 88. Volunteer United Nations Association, Santa Barbara, California, 1985-1990, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Store, 1987.

Poll worker Santa Barbara County, 1990. Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1945. Member Author's League American.

Connections

Married Jay Jansen, February 5, 1953 (divorced 1974). Married John LaClair, February 1984.

Father:

Ray R.

Mother:

Ruth L. Douglass

Spouse:

John LaClair

Spouse:

Jay Jansen