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To honor and recognize Bettye J. Stull during Women's History Month for contributions to the Columbus Community
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WHEREAS, this Council honors and recognizes Bettye J. Stull during Women's History Month for her outstanding service to the Columbus community by giving her talents, energy and time toward the betterment of our community; particularly in areas which promote the arts and artists; and,
WHEREAS, Bettye served for eighteen years as the Cultural Arts Director and Curator of the King Arts Complex curating over 100 exhibitions in the Elijah Pierce and Corridor Galleries. She still serves the King Arts Complex as a Curatorial Consultant; and,
WHEREAS, Bettye served for thirty years as an Administrative Coordinator and Director within the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. She is best remembered for her creative and artistic programs at Sawyer, Beatty and Barack Recreation Centers as well as the hundreds of lives she impacted; and,
WHEREAS, Bettye organized the internationally traveling exhibition including Three Legends: Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence and Samella Lewis who traveled to Columbus' sister-city of Dresden, Germany; and,
WHEREAS, Bettye serves on numerous boards as a consultant to both public and private institutions including national, state and local artistic initiatives; Michigan Arts Council; Kuumba Theatre of Chicago; Columbus International Program Executive Board; Columbus Museum of Art Cultural Committee; Columbus Public Schools African American Advisory Council; Columbus Association of African-American Galleries; ArChSafe Board of Trustees and Rickenbacker Woods Museum Board of Trustees; and,
WHEREAS, Bettye is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding services and contributions to the arts and has designed logos for local and national civic and social organizations and was a USIA Arts Administrator Fellow to Ghana, West Africa; and,
WHEREAS, Bettye ...
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