Background
McKinney, Betty Cooper was born on April 24, 1940 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Norman Henry and Virginia Campbell (Thomas) Cooper.
McKinney, Betty Cooper was born on April 24, 1940 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Norman Henry and Virginia Campbell (Thomas) Cooper.
Bachelor in English, Lynchburg College, 1962.
English teacher Amherst (Virginia) County High School, 1962-1963. Assistant woman's editor Lynchburg News, 1963-1965. City desk assistant Charlotte (North Carolina) News, 1965-1966.
Assistant woman's editor Fayetteville (North Carolina) Observer, 1966-1968. Reporter Amherst New Era Progress, 1969-1970. Administrative assistant Center Fidelity Bank, Lynchburg, 1970-1972, advertising officer, 1972-1974, employment officer, 1974-1979, assistant vice president, marketing officer, 1979-1983, vice president marketing, since 1983.
Instructor English and marketing American Institute Banking, Lynchburg, since 1978.
Publicity chair James River Day School, Lynchburg, 1978-1982. Board directors Friends of Jones Memorial Library., 1979, Lynchburg Young Women’s Christian Association, 1978, Broadway Theater League, Lynchburg, 1978. Member steering committee Festival by the James, 1986, 88, director, 1989.
Member United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Married James Elliott McKinney, May 6, 1972. 1 child, Virginia Elizabeth.