Background
Hendon, Betty Joyce was born on October 29, 1935 in Savannah, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Herman Clyde and Zelma Lorene (Solomon) Rich.
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Betty Joyce Hendon
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor in English, George Peabody College, 1956; Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, Memphis State University, 1963.
Career
Teacher, Savannah, 1956;
with, Memphis Technology High School, 1960-1968;
with, Wooddale High School, 1968-1977;
administrative aide, Wooddale High School, 1976-1977;
teacher, Memphis City School System, 1960-1989;
principal, Whitehaven Elementary School, 1978-1984;
retired, Memphis City Schools, 1989;
principal, Manor Lake Elementary School, 1984-1989. Instructor U. Memphis. Member paperwork cutting forum Tennessee Department Education, 1985, research public service committee Governor's Committee on Employment of Handicapped,1975.
Speaker in field; visiting team for school evaluation Southern Association Colls.and Schools, since 1977.
Achievements
Membership
Teacher local Sunday School, 1973-1983. Coordinator Personal Dynamics Institute. Counselor, block chairman Billy Graham Memphis Crusade, 1978.
Patron 1st Memphis Easter Seal Telethon, 1979. Active Citizens Against Pornography. Active American Heart Association Drive, 1979, Multiple Sclerosis Drive, 1975;member school board First Assembly Christian School, since 1991.
Founder, board directors Rex and Rachel Turman Scholarship Fund, since 1990. Member American Association of University Women, National Association Elementary School Prins., Tennessee Association Elementary School Prins. Memphis Public Schools Prins.
Association, Tennessee Association for School Supervision and Administration, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Tennessee Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Gideons (aus. since 1975), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Delta Pi Epsilon (historian 1972-1979).
Interests
Connections
Married Drexel Hendon, June 22, 1958. 1 child, Barry Clift.
