Background
McCain, Betty Landon Ray was born on February 23, 1931 in Faison, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Horace Truman and Mary Howell (Perrett) Ray.
political party official Civic leader
McCain, Betty Landon Ray was born on February 23, 1931 in Faison, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Horace Truman and Mary Howell (Perrett) Ray.
Student, St. Mary's Junior College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1948—1950. Bachelor of Arts in Music, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1952. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1998.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City, 1953. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University North Carolina, Wilmington, 1997. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1999.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, 1999. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University North Carolina, Greensboro, 2007.
Courier, European tour guide Ednl. Travel Associations, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1952-1954. Assistant director Young Women's Christian Association, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1953-1955.
Chairman North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee, 1976-1979 (1st woman).
Member Democratic National Committee, 1971-1972, 76-79, 80-85, chairman sustaining fund, North Carolina, 1981, 88-91, member commission on Presidential nominations (Hunt Commission), 1981-1982, member rules committee, 1982-1985, member cabinet Governor James B. Hunt, Junior, secretary department cultural resources 1993. Member Winograd Commission, 1977-1978.
President Democratic Women of North Carolina, 1971-1972, district director, 1969-1972. President Wilson County Democratic Women, 1966-1967.
Precinct chairman, 1972-1976.
Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1972, 88. Member Democratic Mid-term Conferences, 1974, 78, member judicial council Democratic National Committee, 1985-1989. Director Carolina Telephone
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Company (now Sprint), 1981-1997 (1st woman). Sunday school teacher First Presbyterian Church, Wilson, 1970-1971, 86-88, 90-92, member chancel choir, 1985, deacon, 1986-1992, elder, 1992-1995, chairman finance committee, 1990-1991. Treasurer Wilson on the Move, 1990-1992.
Member Council on State Goals and Policy, 1970-1972, Governor"s Task Force on Child Advocacy, 1969-1971, Wilson Human Relations Commission, 1975-1978,chairman Wilson-Greene Morehead scholarship committee, 1986-1989.
Member career and personal counseling service advisory board Saint Andrews College. Charter member Wilson Education Development Council.
Active Arts Council of Wilson, Incorporated., North Carolina Art Society, North Carolina Literature and History Association. Regional vice president, board directors North Carolina Mental Health Association.
President, board directors, legislation chairman Wilson County Mental Health Association.
Board directors U. North Carolina Center Public television, 1993, Country Doctor Museum, 1968-1993, Wilson United Fund. Board of Governors U. North Carolina, 1975-1981, 85-93, personnel and tenure committee, 1985-1991, chairman budgets and finance committee 1991-1993. Board regents Barium Springs Home for Children.
Board directors, president North Carolina Museum History Associations, 1982-1983, membership chair, 1987-1988.
Company-chairman Committee to Elect Jim Hunt Governor, 1976, 80, co-chairman senatorial campaign, 1984. Member North Carolina Advisory Budget Committee, 1981-1985 (1st woman).
Chairman State Employees Combined Campaign North Carolina, 1993. Board visitors Peace College, Wake Forest U. School Law, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Company-chairman fund driveWilson Community Theatre.
State board directors North Carolina, American Lung Association, 1985-1988. Board directors Roanoke Island Commission 1994, United States Ship/North Carolina Battleship Commission,1993.
Treasurer Wilson on the Move, 1990—1992, member, since 2007, Council on State Goals and Policy, 1970—1972, Governor's Task Force on Child Advocacy, 1975—1978. Chairman Wilson-Greene Morehead scholarship committee, 1986—1989. Member career and personal counseling service advisory board St. Andrews College.
Charter member Wilson Education Development Council. Active Arts Council of Wilson, Inc. President Wilson County Mental Health Association, board directors, legislation chairman.
Board governors University North Carolina, 1975—1981, 1985—1993, personnel and tenure committee, 1985—1991, chairman budget and finance committee, 1991—1993. Board regents Barium Springs Home for Children, chair Foundations committee Capital Campaign, since 2003. Board directors North Carolina Museum History Associates, 1982—1983, president, 1982—1983, membership chair, 1987—1988.
Co-chairman Committee to Elect Jim Hunt Governor, 1976, 1980, co-chairman senatorial campaign, 1984. Member North Carolina Advisory Budget Committee (1st woman), 1981—1985. Chairman State Employees Combined Campaign North Carolina, 1993.
Board visitors Peace College, Wake Forest University School Law, 1980—1983, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Co-chairman fund doctor Wilson Community Theater. Vice president Wilson County History Association, since 2004.
Chairman development committee, board visitors Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, since 2006, vice chairman board visitors, since 2007, chairman, since 2009. Chairman centennial American Lung Association, North Carolina, honorary chairman history observance centennial North Carolina, 2006—2007. Sunday school teacher 1st Presbyterian Church, Wilson, 1970—1971, 1986—1988, 1990—1992, member chancel choir, since 1985, deacon, 1986—1992, chairman finance committee, 1990—1991, chair, 1992—1993, Pastor Nominating Committee, 2008.
Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, 1992—1998, 2006—2009. North Carolina state board directors American Lung Association, state board directors, 1985—1988. Board directors Roanoke Island Commission.
Member battleship commission United States Ship/North Carolina, 1993—2001. Board directors Wilson Rose Garden, since 2002. Member of Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy (former historian John W. Dunham chapter), University of North Carolina-television (chair, board trustees since 2009), Peace College Foundation (chair 2009-2010), Carolinas Center Medical Excellence (board director since 2008), Rotary International (Paul Harris fellow 2003), North Carolina Institute Medicine (board directors 1993—2005), North Carolina School Arts (trustee 1993—2001), North Carolina Equity (board directors), North Carolina Society Internal Medicine Auxiliary (president), North Carolina Symphony (trustee 1993—2001, 2002-2005), Information Resources Management Commission North Carolina (board directors 1993—2001), North Carolina Agency Public Telecommunications 1993—2001, 2009, North Carolina Foundation for Nursing 1989-1992, St. Mary's Alumni Association (regional vice president, Most Distinguished Alumna 2005), University North Carolina Chapel Hill Alumni Association (chairman 2001-2002, bd director), National Society Colonial Dames American North Carolina (secretary local committee, program co-chairman, The North Carolina award 2009), American Medical Association Alliance (director, national volunteer health services chairman, auxiliary liaison representative American Medical Association Council on Mental Health, auxiliary representative Counsel on Volunteer Health Organizations), North Carolina Art Society, North Carolina Literature and History Association, Wilson Sertoma Club (Service to Mankind award 2006), The Book Club (past president), Little Book Club, Wilson Country Club, Pi Beta Phi.
Married John Lewis McCain, November 19, 1955. Children: Paul Pressly III, Mary Eloise.