Betty Emmett Knox

Background

Knox, Betty Emmett was born on February 9, 1934 in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Wilson and Laura Marie (Fowler) Emmett.

Education

Associate of Arts, Gardner-Webb College, 1954. Bachelor of Science cum laude, Appalachian State University, 1956. Master of Arts, Appalachian State University, 1958.

Educational Specialist in Counseling, North Carolina State University, 1977. Doctor of Education, North Carolina State University, 1979.

Career

Teacher, North Carolina and Florida schools, 1956-1959; counselor, North Carolina schools, 1960-1966, 67-74, 75-76; assistant director admissions, U. North Carolina, Charlotte, 1966-1967; president, Counseling and Ednl. Cons. Superior vena cava syndrome, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1977; director development, research and planning, personnel, publication relations, Randolph Community College, Asheboro, North Carolina, 1983-1985; executive director, North Carolina Community Colls. Foundation, Inc., Raleigh, 1985-1989; executive director college advancement, Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1992-1994.

Trustee Gardner-Webb U., Boiling Springs, North Carolina, 1985-1988, 91-94.

Achievements

• Betty Emmett Knox has been listed as a noteworthy Educational administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Counseling and Human Development Foundation, Alexandria, 1978-1979, director emeritus, since 1979. Board directors, treasurer Foundation for Ednl. and Economics Development, Raleigh, 1990-1991. Board directors Forty For the Future, Raleigh, 1992-1994.

Member American Association of University Women, American Counseling Association (president 1978-1979), American School Counselor Association (president 1974-1975, Excellence in Research award 1985), National Council Resource Development, North Carolina School Counselor Association (president 1970-1971), North Carolina Counseling Association (president 1974-1975), Barrett Leadership award 1982, R. Anderson scholar 1970), North Carolina Council Officers for Resource Development (Crump Memorial scholar 1985), North Carolina Association Institutional Research, Execs Club Raleigh, Phi ThetaKappa (honorary, Mary B. Dowless award 1994), Delta Kappa Gamma.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing, traveling, gardening, creating crafts.

Connections

Married John Jackson Knox, Junior, August 12, 1956 (deceased April 1988). Married William D. Martin, Junior, July 25, 2003. 1 child Joy Lynne.

Father:

James Wilson Emmett

Mother:

Laura Marie (Fowler) Emmett

Spouse:

John Jackson Knox

Spouse:

William D. Martin

child:

Joy Lynne Knox