Mary Elizabeth Bette Abel

Background

Abel, Mary Elizabeth Bette was born on September 14, 1917 in Englishtown, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Charles Reid and Ethel Mae (Mount) English.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rollins College, 1939; student, Yale University, 1941-1942; student, Monmouth College, 1964, 74-76; student, Rutgers University, 1970-1972.

Career

Professional artist, Little Silver, New Jersey, since 1939; assistant manager, Lorstan Studios, Red Bank, New Jersey, 1943-1949; instructor art, American Association of University Women, Monmouth, since 1959; instructor art, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, since 1970. Art director Boro of Little Silver, since 1970. Member of advisory board Guild of Creative Art, 1975-1980.

Cultural arts chairman Little Silver Parent-Teachers Association, 1961-1969, Chairman.Festival '67 and symphony concerts, 1967. Board directors Monmouth Arts Gallery, Red Bank, since 1960. Chair committee interviews and selection People toPeople Student Amb.

Program American Soviet Youth Exch., since 1991.

Achievements

• Mary Elizabeth Bette Abel has been listed as a notable art educator, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member committee Bicentennial Celebration, Little Silver, 1988. President Jersey Shore chapter People to People, since 1985, homestay coordinator, since 1964, secretary board directors East Coast Council, 1986-1994. Host Meet the American Program: People to People International.

Hosting college students from Zimbabwe. Hosting and coordinator homestays and planning activities for 26 young people from Austria, 1993, Berlin, Germany, 1994, Kiev, Ukraine, Russia, China, Japan, 1995, Israel, 1996. Hosting Argentine family, Belgian professor, Japanese college senior, 1996, Estonian and Japanese college students, 1997.

Coordinator and activities director for 13 teenage children and 2 chaperons from Israel, 1998, Austrians, 1999, hosting and coordinating homestays, planning activities for 13 teenagers and one chaperone from Austria, 1999. Homestay coordinator, planner activities 2 Japanese teenage girls, 2002, and 1 Japanese boy, 2003. With United States Army, 1949-1955.

Member Art Alliance, Monmouth Arts Foundation (board directors), American Association of University Women (chairman arts study group), Red Bank History Society, New Jersey Symphony League, Monmouth Museum, Guild of Creative Arts (instructor).

Interests

• Avocations: hosting foreign groups and individuals, reading, music, theater, bridge.

Connections

Married Leon Arnold Abel, December 27, 1952. 1 child, Craig Reid.

Father:

Charles Reid English

Mother:

Ethel Mae (Mount) English

Spouse:

Leon Arnold Abel

child:

Craig Reid Abel