Betty Ruth Wells

Background

Wells, Betty Ruth was born on June 23, 1927 in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. Daughter of James Norris and Carrie (Shelton) Baker.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education cum laude, Southern Illinois University, 1960. Master of Science in Supervision, Southern Illinois University, 1964.

Career

Teacher, principal, Mount Vernon (Illinois) Public Schools, 1954-1982; corporation secretary, Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens, since 1963; sales person, Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens, since 1979; co-owner, manager, Tel Aviv Farms, Waltonville, Illinois, since 1960. Science education consultant, Mount Vernon, since 1974. Presenter travel lectures to civic and educational groups.

Participant seminar University of Oxford, England, 1989, 92.

Achievements

• Betty Ruth Wells has been listed as a noteworthy Farmer, science education consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, Murdale Gardens of Memory, Murphysboro, Illinois, since 1974. Trustee, Rend Lake Conservancy District, Benton, Illinois, since 1984. Member Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, since 1984.

Member Southern Illinois Association Management (board directors since 1975), Mount Vernon Art Guild, Illinois Education Association, National Education Association.

Interests

• Avocation: traveling.

Connections

Married J. Eugene M. Wells, April 27, 1946. Children: Catheryn Wells Stanford, Janice Wells Senftleber.

Father:

James Norris Baker

Mother:

Carrie (Shelton) Baker

Spouse:

J. Eugene M. Wells

child:

Janice Wells Senftleber Wells

child:

Catheryn Wells Stanford Wells