Background
Ragan, Betty Sapp was born on March 15, 1937 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Robert William and Emma Mildred (O'Neal) Sapp.
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Betty Sapp Ragan
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Betty Sapp Ragan, American artist, educator. Recipient numerous awards for art including Merit award Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, 1983, Dirk Andrew Phibbs Research award University Puget Sound, Tacoma, 1994, Distinguished Professor award, 2003. Member Society for Photograph Education, Society Photograph Education/N.W. (secretary 1990-1993), Artist Trust, Women's Caucus for Art, College Art Association, Seattle Women's Caucus for Art.
Education
Bachelor cum laude, Birmingham-Southern College, 1958. Student, Allegheny College, 1972. Student, Auburn University, 1983.
Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, 1985.
Career
Teachng assistant Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1985. Visiting assistant professor department art Auburn University, 1985-1989. Assistant professor department art University Puget Sound, 1989-1991, associate professor photography and printmaking, department art, 1992—1998, professor, since 1998.
Panel moderator Society for Photo Education Northwest, Tacoma, 1993. Co-curator But Is It Art, Tacoma, 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member Society for Photographic Education, Society Photographic Education/N.W. (secretary 1990-1993), Artist Trust, Women's Caucus for Art, College Art Association, Seattle Women's Caucus for Art.
Interests
Connections
Married Thaxton Drew Ragan, April 1958 (divorced August 1986). 1 child, Robert McClearan.
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Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Awards
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Recipient numerous awards for art including Merit award Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, 1983, Dirk Andrew Phibbs Research award University Puget Sound, Tacoma, 1994, Distinguished Professor award, 2003.Recipient numerous awards for art including Merit award Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, 1983, Dirk Andrew Phibbs Research award University Puget Sound, Tacoma, 1994, Distinguished Professor award, 2003.