The Susquehanna River Basin Commission presents
the 2000 William W. Jeanes, Sr. Award to
Betty Conner

Betty Conner has had a lifelong interest in conservation and nature.

Betty is currently the Land Use Specialist for the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA). Prior to that position, Betty served as the League's Director of Natural Resources, where she participated in a number of state-level advisory committees and boards, including:

• Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee to the State Conservation Committee
• Pennsylvania River Resources Advisory Committee*
• Technical Assistance Center for Small Water Systems Board
• Governor's Sound Land Use Advisory Committee

Civic Leadership Positions

• Secretary, Swatara Creek Watershed Association*
• Chairman, Capital Region Water Board
• Vice President, Susquehanna Conference
• Past-President, League of Women Voters of Lebanon County

Civic Memberships

• 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania Policy Committee*
• Quittapahilla Watershed Association*
• Quittie Creek Nature Park Committee*
• Lebanon Valley Rails-to-Trails Committee*
• PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers*
• Lebanon County Conservation District Board
• LWVPA Water Resources Education Network*
• Lebanon County Groundwater Education Team*
• Lebanon Valley Solid Waste Advisory Committee
• Management Team for the Groundwater Guardian Program*
• LWVPA Common Ground Project on Water Resources Management*

Prior Professional Position
10 years in laboratory research at the Hershey Medical Center concentrating on virology, immunology and tissue culture.

Education

• Northwestern University, B.S. (Biology & Chemistry) 1953
• University of Illinois, M.S. (Bacteriology) 1957
• The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. (Microbiology) 1979

Awards

• 1996 Conservationist of the Year, Lebanon County Conservation District
• Anna E. Strawbridge Award, League of Women Voters of Lebanon County, 1991

Family
Husband Dr. George Conner and three adult children; Ross, John and Sarah

William W. Jeanes, Sr. Award

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