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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*
* involved during the formative years
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
William
W. Jeanes, Sr. Biography
Harry
Barnes, 2002 Award Recipient
Return to Commission
Awards page.
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