Beverly Beth George Everett
"I’ve
known and admired Bev for many years. Her dedication to the important
issues of our time are an inspiration to all of us."
—Alice McKee, 1994
Beverly
Beth George Everett has spent a lifetime involved in programs
advocating equity for women in Iowa and abroad. Her research
and activism have led her into such diverse areas as agriculture
and food problems, rural and international development, cross-cultural
understanding, and continuing education. As a stellar member
of the American Association of University Women, the rural New
Sharon, Iowa resident has served on the AAUW National Board
of Directors, been its International Representative for International
Relations, and served in numerous other capacities. Her multifaceted
accomplishments can be seen in an abbreviated list of organizations
she has worked for locally, statewide, and nationally. These
include the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, the Iowa Department
of Environmental Quality Board of Certification, various advisory
committees for Iowa State University, and the Governor's Commission
on the Status of Women. Everett was born in Waverly, Iowa in
1926. Everett was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame
in 1983.
UPDATE: Everett,
after completing her term on the Iowa State Extension Advisory
Council, accepted a term with the Iowa State Extended and Continuing
Education Advisory, and was involved as facilitator for the Art
of Association Project of Humanities Iowa. Everett was president
and Used Book Sale Chair for the Oskaloosa Branch of AAUW, continued
on the Ag and Rural Development Committee of Mahaska County and
as liaison for AAUW to the United Nations Association of Iowa.
Continued activities with the United Methodist Church in Christian
Education, music, United Methodist Women, and District Superintendent
Advisory. Everett was a Trustee of Iowa Wesleyan College, serving
as chair of its External Relations Committee. She died on January
24, 2001.
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