Background
Siegel, Betty Lentz was born on January 24, 1931 in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Carl N. and Vera (Hogg) Lentz.
Siegel, Betty Lentz was born on January 24, 1931 in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Carl N. and Vera (Hogg) Lentz.
Bachelor, Wake Forest University, 1952. Master in Education, University North Carolina, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1961.
Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1966. Doctorate (honorary), Miami University, 1985. Doctorate (honorary), Cumberland College, 1985.
Doctorate (honorary), Eastern Kentucky University, 1992. Doctorate (honorary), Morehead State University, 2002. Degree (honorary), Lynchburg College.
Degree (honorary), Southern Connecticut State University.
She was the first female president of the University System of Georgia. She served in that position for 25 years, making her the longest serving female president of a state university in the United States. Siegel is currently (2007) President Emeritus and Distinguished Chair of Leadership, Ethics & Character at Kennesaw State University.
Assistant professor, Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1956-1959.
Associate professor, 1961-1964. Assistant professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1967-1970, associate professor, 1970-1972, professor, 1973-1976, Dean academy affairs for continuing education, 1972-1976.
Dean, School of and Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1976-1981. President Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, 1981-2006.
President Emeritus and Distinguished Chair of Leadership, Ethics and Character Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, 2006–Present.
Convener of the Oxford Conclaves on Global Ethical Leadership Board of Directors, Character Partnership, 2008–Present.
Board directors United Way Atlanta, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Georgia Council Economic Education, Northside Hospital Foundation, Atlanta Ballet. Georgia representative southern growth policy board Commission on Future of South, 1998. Member American Psychological Association, American Association State Colleges and Universities (board directors, chairman 1990), American Council Education (board directors, board advisors), American Institute Managing Diversity (board dis.), Society International Business Fellows, Commission on Women in Higher Education, International Alliance Invitational Education (co-founder, co-director), National Center Study of Freshman Year Experience, Southern Institute Business and Professional Ethics (member governor board), American Cancer Society (Cobb chapter), Cobb Executive Women (founder), Georgia Executive Women's Network, International Business Forum, State Bar Georgia, Foundation Freedom, Business/Higher Education Forum, member executive committee), Cobb Chamber of Commerce (chair 1996), Kiwanis (Atlanta chapter), American Humaries, Inc., Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Kappa Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Joel H. Siegel, June 6. Children: David Jonathan, Michael Jeremy.