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About Betty Bivins Childers
Betty Bivins Childers was the daughter of Miles and Myda Truscott Bivins and granddaughter of Lee and Mary E. Bivins. Childers was a longtime Amarillo civic leader and member of a pioneer family. Childers served as vice chairman of the board of the Mary E. Bivins Foundation, named for her grandmother, and as a member of the Amarillo Art Center board of directors. Childers served as the first chairman of the board of trustees of the Amarillo Art Center Association, which was founded in 1966. She was a leading force in the creation of the art center, now known as the Amarillo Museum of Art. An Amarillo High School graduate, she was inducted in 1977 into the Sandies Hall of Fame along with former Amarillo mayor L. Ray Vahue. The selection was based on contributions they made to society after their graduation. She attended Randolph Macon College in Virginia and the University of Texas, where she graduated. She was actively involved with the Board of City Development, the Junior League of Amarillo, the advisory committee for the West Texas State University School of Nursing and Amarillo Art Alliance. She also was active in the Texas Art Alliance, the Senior Citizens Association board, Kappa Alpha Theta and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, where she was a member. She served on the Amarillo College Board of Regents: the board of Kids, Inc: River Road Independent School District Board; Episcopalian Conference Center, Amarillo Library Board; Suicide Prevention Board; United Way Board; Red Cross Board; and the Child Welfare Board. She passed away in 1982.
301 S. Polk, Suite 860, PO Box 1727, Amarillo,Texas 79105-1727
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