Background
Denton, Betty Lou was born on July 7, 1925 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Walter Earl and Mary Pearl (Hall) Collins.
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Denton, Betty Lou was born on July 7, 1925 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Walter Earl and Mary Pearl (Hall) Collins.
Diploma, Fort Scott (Kansas) Junior College, 1945; Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Kansas State University, 1947.
Cashier-clerk, S.H. Kress & Company, Fort Scott, 1942; accounting clerk, Western Insurance Company, Fort Scott, 1942-1945; elementary teacher, Cleveland District, Riley County, Kansas, 1947-1948; home service director, Kansas Power & Light Company, Topeka, 1948-1950; superintendent foods, Topeka Free Fair, Mid American Fair, 1955-1976; food service director, First Presbyterian Church, Topeka, 1956-1960; foods editor, The Topeka Capital-Journal, 1958-1964; night school teacher home management, Topeka High School, 1957-1958, 73-76; rural living editor, Kansas Farmer Magazine, Topeka, 1964-1990; color food editor, Pennsylvania Farm, Ohio Farmer, Missouri Ruralist, Michigan Farmer, Harrisburg, Columbia and Lansing, 1986-1990. Coordinator women's activity center Western Farm Show, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1965. Advisor Future Homemakers American, Kansas.
Member Shawnee County 4-H Fair Board, Topeka. Member steering committee Kansas Master 4-H Club Alumni, 1985-1990. Member American Home Economics Association, Kansas Home Economics Association (president 1983), Topeka Home Economics Association (president, treasurer), American Agricultural Editors Association (president 1982), Greater Kansas City Home Economists in Business (committee chairman), Women in Communications Inc.
(president Topeka chapter), National Federation Press Women (awards), Kansas Federation Press Women (vice president), Topeka Federation Press Women, Kansas Nutrition Council (chairman), Kansas Youthpower Food and Careers Committee (public relations chairman, secretary), National Farm Home Editors Association (vice president, treasurer), Kansas State University Alumni Association, Kansas State University College Home Economics Alumni Association (president 1983), Kansas Council Women (secretary 1992).
Married Leland Granville Denton, January 27, 1946. Children: Deborah Lynne Wilson, Randall Lee.