Betty Hill Rankin

Background

Rankin, Betty Hill was born on August 28, 1945 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Wilson Conrad and Elizabeth (Roper) Hill.

Education

Bachelor in History, Winthrop U., 1967; postgraduate, U. South Florida, 1971-1972; postgraduate, University of Virginia, 1973-1998; postgraduate, George Mason U., 1976-1998.

Career

Teacher English, history, Academy La Castellana, Caracas, Venezuela, 1967-1969; teacher educable retarded, Tampa, Florida, 1970-1972; teacher mentally retarded, Loudoun County, Virginia, since 1972. Lecturer Smithsonian Institution, 1990. Presenter North America Conference Rehabilitation International, Atlanta, 1993.

Member Loudoun County Technology Steering Committee, 1992-1993. Advocate for inclusion and integration of students with mental retardation.

Achievements

• Betty Hill Rankin has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Contact Endometriosis Association, Inc., Milwaukee. Treasurer N.W. Prince William Citzens Association, Catharpin, Virginia, since 1986. President Save the Battlefield Coalition, Inc., Catharpin, since 1988.

Member National Education Association, Association Retarded Citizens, Council for Exceptional Children (national presenter 1989), Teachers International Exch. (presenter Japan 1992).

Interests

• Avocations: preservation, horseback riding, swimming, reading, horses.

Connections

Married James Whiten Rankin Junior, July 23, 1967. 1 child, John Hunter.

Father:

Wilson Conrad Hill

Mother:

Elizabeth (Roper) Hill

Spouse:

James Whiten Rankin Junior

child:

John Hunter Rankin