Background
McDowell, Betty Lawson was born on October 5, 1930 in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Herbert Ewell and Edna (McCulley) Lawson.
chemist scientific literature specialist
McDowell, Betty Lawson was born on October 5, 1930 in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Herbert Ewell and Edna (McCulley) Lawson.
Bachelor of Science, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, 1951; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1954.
Analytical chemist, Product Analytical, Y-12, Oak Ridge, 1951-1952; research chemist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1954-1959; chemical literature abstractor, Knoxville, 1959-1990; president, ETRAC, Inc., since 1989.
Board of directors Oak Ridge Young Women’s Christian Association, 1975-1985, president, 1983-1985. Member American Association of University Women.
Married William Jackson McDowell, June 7, 1951. Children: William Lawson, Stephen Jackson.