Background
Jobson, Betty Smith was born on November 22, 1928 in College Park, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Horace Lynwood and Mildred Harper (Holt) Smith.
Jobson, Betty Smith was born on November 22, 1928 in College Park, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Horace Lynwood and Mildred Harper (Holt) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts in History, Georgia State Woman's College, 1949. Master of Arts in English, West Georgia College, 1970. Master of Library Science, Atlanta University, 1983.
Sales clerk, book buyer, assistant manager Miller's Bookstore, Atlanta, 1944-1950. Placement records supervisor, secretary to the treasurer Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, 1950-1951. Administrative assistant University System Building Authority/State School Building Authority, Atlanta, 1951-1952.
Secretary to editor The Georgia Review University Georgia, 1952-1953. Administrative assistant to the dean University Georgia Graduate School, 1953-1956. Assistant library West Georgia College, Carrollton, 1964-1968, acting acquisitions library, 1969-1970, assistant professor, acquisitions library, 1971-1976, head technical services division, 1971-1976, associate professor, associate director, head technical services, 1983-1989, professor, from 1990.
Member Business and Professional Women's Club, 1984-1985, member young careerist committee, 1985. Member Carroll County History Society, since 1986, secretary, since 1989. Member uniform committee, Burger-day committee Carrollton Band Boosters Association, 1969-1974.
Troop leader Brownies, Girl Scouts United States, 1965-1966. Den mother Cub Scouts, 1964-1965. Member St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, since 1958, vestry member, altar guild chairman, churchwomen's group chairman, children's choir mother, Sunday school teacher, 1958-1975.
Member American Association of University Professors, Association College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, Southeastern Library. Association, Phi Kappa Phi (treasurer 1978-1980, chairman awards committee 1980-1982, 86-88).
Married Robert Bruce Jobson, January 27, 1952. Children: Bruce Harris, Brian Adams, Maribeth Elaine.