Background
Benson, Betty Jones was born on January 11, 1928 in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. Daughter of George C. and Bertha (Mobley) Jones.
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Betty Jones Benson, American school system administrator. Member National Education Association, Georgia Association Educators (board director), Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Georgia Association Supervision and Curriculum Development(president), Association Childhood Education International, Business and Professional Women"son
Education
Doctorate.George C. and Bertha (Mobley) Jones. Bachelor of Science in Education, North. Georgia University, Dahlonega, 1958. Master of Education in Curriculum and Supervision, U. Georgia, Athens, 1968, education specialist in Curriculum and Supervision, 1970.
Career
Teacher Forsyth County (Georgia) Board Education, Cumming, 1956-1966, curriculum director, 1966. Assistant superintendent for instruction Forsyth County Schools, 1981.Active Alpine Center for Disturbed Children. Chairman Georgia Lake Lanier Island Authority.
Member North Georgia College Education Advisory Committee, Georgia Textbook Committee.
Advisory Boy Scouts; Sunday school teacher 1st Baptist Church Cumming. Active Forsyth County Substance Abuse Commission, Forsyth County Drug Task Force, Forsyth County Vision 20/20 Committee, Forsyth County Drug Commission, Forsyth County Interagency Council for Children and Youth, Forsyth County Health Department Board, local coordinator council Family and Children Superior vena cava syndrome, Blue Ridge Circuit Court-Cherokee/Forsyth County Domestic Violence Task Force.
Board directors Forsyth County Youth Shelter Committee.
Achievements
Membership
Active Alpine Center for Disturbed Children. Chairman Georgia Lake Lanier Island Authority. Member North Georgia College Education Advisory Committee, Georgia Textbook Committee.
Advisory Boy Scouts; Sunday School teacher 1st Baptist Church Cumming. Active Forsyth County Substance Abuse Commission, Forsyth County Drug Task Force, Forsyth County Vision 20/20 Committee, Forsyth County Drug Commission, Forsyth County Interagy. Council for Children and Youth, Forsyth County Health Department Board, local coordinator council Family and Children Services, Blue Ridge Circuit Court-Cherokee/Forsyth County Youth Shelter Committee.
Member literacy committee Forsyth County, Partners in Education program. Member National Education Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Heart Association, Georgia Association Educators (board directors), Georgia Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (president), Association Childhood Education International, Business and Professional Women's Club, International Platform Association, Georgia Future Teachers Advisory Association (president), Professional Association Georgia Educators, Georgia Association Educational Leaders (board directors), Headstart Directors Association, Forsyth County History Society, Forsyth County Youth Shelter, Sawnee Mount Community Center Association, Georgia Cumming/Forsyth County Chamber of C. (education committee), Georgia/Forsyth County Retired Teachers Association, Mount Local Coordinator Council, Piedmont Learning Center Coordinator Coun, Lanier Technology College Library. Committee.
Connections
Married George T. Benson. Children: George Steven, Elizabeth Gayle, James Claud, Robert Benjamin.
