Betty Howard Bergstrom

Background

Bergstrom, Betty Howard was born on March 15, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Seward Haise and Agnes Eleanor (Uek) Guinter.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Speech, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1952. Postgraduate, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1983. Postgraduate, University Nevada, Reno, 1974.

Career

Director sales promotion public relations World's Largest Store -AM, Chicago, 1952-1956. Account executive E.H. Brown Advertising Agency, Chicago, 1956-1959. Vice president Richard Crabb Associations, Chicago, 1959-1961.

President, owner Howard Associations, California and Chicago, 1961-1976. Vice president Chicago Horticultural Society, 1976-1990. President Bergstrom Associations, Chicago, Carefree, Arizona, 1990, executive director Arizona Foundation for Women, 1996-1998.

Delaware, Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1969-1970, member committee legislation reform, 1973-1974, courts and justice committee, 1971-1974. Appointed member Illinois History Library Board, 1970, Illinois Board Education, 1971-1974. American Association of University Women fellowship grant named in her honor.

Recipient Communicator of Year award Women in Communication, 1983. Named Outstanding Fundraising Executive, 1998.

Membership

Delaware Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1969-1970, member committee legislation reform, 1973-1974, courts and justice committee, 1971-1974. Appointed member Illinois History Library. Board, 1970, Illinois Board Education, 1971-1974.

Board directors, president Chicago Lights, since 2007. Member of League of Women Voters (state vice president Arizona 1999), American Association of University Women (President's award 1988), Association Fund Raising Professionals (board directors 1983-1992, secretary 1986, vice president 1990-1992, national board directors 1990-1992, board directors 1996—2000, president-elect 1997, national delegate assembly 1997-1999, president 1999, international board directors 2000-2006, vice chairman 2002-2003, certified fund raising executive, Outstanding Fund Raising Executive-Arizona 1997), University Southern California Alumni Association, American Association Botanical Garden and Arboreta, Arizona Women's Council (president 1999), National Women's History Museum (chairman national board directors 2000-2002, national advisory council), Charter 100, American Association Museums, Garden Writers American, Northwestern University Alumni, Fortnightly Club (board directors 1994-1996).

Connections

Married Robert William Bergstrom, April. Children: Bryan Scott, Cheryl Lee, Jeffrey Alan, Mark Robert, Philip Alan.

Father:

Seward Haise Guinter

Mother:

Agnes Eleanor (Uek) Guinter

Spouse:

Robert William Bergstrom

child:

Jeffrey Alan Bergstrom

child:

Philip Alan Bergstrom

child:

Mark Robert Bergstrom

child:

Cheryl Lee Bergstrom

child:

Bryan Scott Bergstrom