who has a long, distiinguished career in public service to the citizens of the state of Florida--most recently as the President of the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Check out her website:
http://bettycastor2004.comAbout Betty Castor, from the above site:
At just 23, as a teacher in East Africa, Betty Castor helped to lead two-dozen young girls from three continents to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Why? Because, she believed, life should be a journey of challenges. She told young women that they could do anything they set out to do and that their efforts would enable them to help others reach their dreams.
In the years since, Betty has taken on many public and private sector challenges – and she has successfully climbed more than one mountain.
She has held many prominent positions, most recently as President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Betty served the people of Florida for over three decades beginning with her service on the Hillsborough County Commission.
Also this from the St. Pete Times:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/05/Pasco/Lecture_series_brings.shtmlA Saint Leo University professor uses veteran politicians to better students' understanding of the political process.
By STEPHEN HEGARTY, Times Staff Writer
Published March 5, 2004
ST. LEO - It was part history lesson, part campaign stop for Betty Castor on Thursday as she spoke about her long political career before an audience of more than 100 students and faculty at Saint Leo University.
Castor, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Bob Graham, also a Democrat, told the students about her experience teaching in Africa and her first forays into politics in Tampa.
"I was the first woman elected to the Hillsborough County Commission in 1972, if you can believe that," Castor, 62, told the audience made up largely of students born a decade after Castor accomplished her political firsts. Castor told the students about attending a meeting at Tampa's University Club, only to be told that the club did not admit women.
"They told me, "If you don't leave, we'll have to do something,"' Castor recalled. "I've often wondered what they would do." Castor quietly left the University Club, which now does admit women. But later, when she served in the Florida Legislature, she helped pass a law prohibiting public meetings from being held in places that discriminate based on race or gender.
Castor went on to become a state senator, state education commissioner and president of the University of South Florida.
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