Background
Luddington, Betty Walles was born on May 11, 1936 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Daughter of Edward Alvin and Ruby Mae (Hiott) Luddington.
Luddington, Betty Walles was born on May 11, 1936 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Daughter of Edward Alvin and Ruby Mae (Hiott) Luddington.
Associate of Arts, University South Florida, 1979. Bachelor in American Studies and History, University South Florida, 1980. Master of Arts in Library., Media and Information Studies, University South Florida, 1982.
Educational Specialist in Gifted Education, University South Florida, 1986.
Media intern, Witter Elementary School, spring 1982;
media specialist, Twin Lakes Elementary School, 1982-1984;
media specialist, Just Elementary School, 1984-1987;
media specialist, Blake Junior H.S., 1987-1988;
media specialist, Dowdell Junior H.S. (now Dowdell Middle School), since 1988. Educator Saturday enrichment program for gifted children U. South Florida, springs 1980, 84, 85. Participant pilot summer program in reading and visual arts Just Elementary School, 1987.
Educator gifted education program in visual and performing arts Kingswood Elementary School, summers 1985, 86, gifted education program in video camera Apollo Beach Elementary School, summer 1989, Gifted Enrichment Progressive Imagi-lympics 2012, Maniscalco Elementary School, 1998, others.
Parent volunteer media center Witter Elementary School, 1976-1978. Teacher sponsor Storytelling Club, Dowdell Junior High School, 1994-1995. News media liaison, teacher volunteer Dowdell Junior High School, 1993-1996.
Member International Society Poets (Distinguished member 1995), Hillsborough Classrm. Teachers Association (grantee 1988, 90), Hillsborough Association School Library. Media Specialists, Clan Wallace Society (life), Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Alpha Theta (president, vice president, representative to honors council 1980, 81, Outstanding Student award), Omicron Delta Kappa (treasurer, chairperson, delegate, member selection committee 1981, Leslie Lynn Walbolt book award), Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Robert Morris Schmidt, September 20, 1957 (divorced December 1981). Children: Irene Schmidt-Losat, Daniel Carl Schmidt.