Left photo: Hagan Brooks ’23 studies math and physics at Queens. Outside of the classroom, he is a student-athlete and professional blacksmith. Te bench pictured is a commissioned work that Hagan created to celebrate Miss Betty’s 60th work anniversary at Queens. Hagan's grandmother Adelaide Davis ’61, a beloved Queens community member, joined faculty and staff on campus for the bench’s unveiling. (Photo by: Amy Hart)
Middle photo: In 2011, Miss Betty received a Queens University honorary doctorate.
Right photo: Miss Betty proudly stands with President Lugo on August 25, 2022, proclaimed by Mayor Vi Lyles as "Miss Betty Day." (Photo by: Amy Hart)
even striking out across campus to do right by her young charges. "If I know you really well and I don't see you for
three days, I'm going to look for you and I’m going to find you," she said.
Tat kind of commitment in the lives of people is a prime and personal example of what Queens is and can be. Interim Chaplain Adrian Bird spotted it early in his time on campus. "She's in the DNA of the place," he said. In a world with dark corners, Miss Betty regards
her part only in the light of the students she loves and serves. "I've been here 60 years, and everything I hear is pleasant," she said, somewhat adamantly, during a lull in the morning swipe line. "Te students are really respectful. I think they carry it out into the community. Tis is a strong place, and if they just keep on and have faith and hope, we're going to make it." As the students file past, finding their own way
toward serving rather than being served, they say to Miss Betty, "Tank you."
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