Background
Zenkovsky, Betty Jean was born on March 6, 1927 in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of William and Sarah (Cloyd) Bubbers.
Zenkovsky, Betty Jean was born on March 6, 1927 in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of William and Sarah (Cloyd) Bubbers.
Bachelor of Arts in Russian, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1950. Master of Arts in Slavic Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1954. Postgraduate, Radcliffe University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956—1958.
Instructor modern languages Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1958—1960, assistant professor, 1962—1965. Instructor foreign languages University Colorado, Boulder, 1960—1962. Visiting lecturer Russian, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1967—1968.
Research associate, translator National Endowment of the Humanities, DeLand, 1978—1982.
Member American Association of University Women (president DeLand chapter 1982-1984, secretary Daytona Beach chapter 1984-1986), Daughters of the American Revolution (chapter James Ormond branch, vice regent, 1988-1989), American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, American Association Teachers Slavic and Eastern European Languages, United Nations Association, Southern Conference Slavic Studies, St. Barbara's Philoptochos.
Married Serge A. Zenkovsky, May 10, 1952.