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Leslein, Betty Jean Swayne Daughter of John Franklin and Myrtle Jane (Eubanks) Swayne.
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Betty Jean Swayne Leslein
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Betty Jean Swayne Leslein, Georgian Lawyer, educator. Bar: Georgia 1983, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia 1983. Recipient Outstanding Svc. award DeKalb Community Rels. Commission, 1982,Legion of Honor award DeKalb Atlanta Voters Council, 1983; Maehling fellow National Foundation Improvement of Education, 1989-1990; Alice Carr scholar Am.Bar Auxiliary, 1997.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, Ohio State University, 1964; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1970; Juris Doctor, Woodrow Wilson College, 1982.
Career
Teacher, Ohio Youth Commission, Powell, 1964-1966; teacher, Gilmer County School System, Ellijay, Georgia, 1987-1991; teacher, work study coordinator, Hilliard (Ohio) High School, 1966-1968; teacher social science, DeKalb County School System, Decatur, Georgia, 1969-1983; private practice, Clarkston and Tucker, Georgia, 1983-1987; private practice, Big Canoe, Georgia, 1987-1996; retired teacher, Bartow County School System, 1991-1997; teacher, Pickens County School System, 1993-1997; manager after school program, Pickens County Middle School, Jasper, Georgia, since 1998. Estate analyst VA, Atlanta, 1986-1987. Educational consultant Henry George School Social Science, New York City, 1985-1988.
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Membership
Founding member, officer, past board directors, president Democratic Women DeKalb. Mem.peanut brigade Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign, 1973-1974. Board directors Pickens County Child Abuse Council, 1994-1998.
Vice chairman Optimist Club Jasper, since 1996.
Connections
Married Walter Irwin Leslein, August 22, 1954. Children: Mark Edward, Walter Peter II, Kathy Marie Leslein Proctor.
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Recipient Outstanding Svc. award DeKalb Community Rels. Commission, 1982,Legion of Honor award DeKalb Atlanta Voters Council, 1983. Maehling fellow National Foundation Improvement of Education, 1989-1990. Alice Carr scholar Am.Bar Auxiliary, 1997.Recipient Outstanding Svc. award DeKalb Community Rels. Commission, 1982,Legion of Honor award DeKalb Atlanta Voters Council, 1983. Maehling fellow National Foundation Improvement of Education, 1989-1990.
Alice Carr scholar Am.Bar Auxiliary, 1997.