Dr. Betty Everett (2003) - Hall of Fame - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Dr. Betty Everett

Induction:
2003

Everett was hired by the Colorado State College of Education (UNC) in 1951 with visions of excellence and opportunity for women in sport. She transformed "Play-Days" for women into opportunities for women to compete within a four-state region. Everett was instrumental in forming and developing the Intermountain Conference, the first of its kind in the United States. She served as president for the first few years of the organization, which became the template for other collegiate women's athletic conferences in the 1960s and 1970s. Through the 1960s, Everett coached all sports being played at the that time including: basketball, volleyball, field hockey, tennis and golf. She also served as UNC's first female Athletic Director and she hired a group of professional women (Rosemary Fri, Mary Behling, Carol Mosser, Jean Hedberg, Caroline Cody, Kathie Hildreth, Cindy Carlisle and Linda Delk) who shared her vision for excellence in the classroom and the athletic arena.