Elizabeth "Betty" Lou Flanagan Bumpers

Born: 1925

Died: 2018

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: White

Iowa State University; School of he Art Institute of Chicago; University of Arkansas in Fayetteville

Field of Study: Immunization Advocate

Institution/Corporation: National Peace Foundation; US Institute of Peace; Vaccinate Your Family

Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degrees: Hendrix College; University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Massachusetts; Member: National Peace Foundation; Peace Links; Vaccinate Your Family; Board of Directors US Institute of Peace (2000)

Awards: 2005 National Women's Hall of Fame; 1985 Women of Conscience Award, National Council of Women of the US; 1986 Wilton Peace Prize, Unitarian Universalist Church; 1987 Distinguished Citizen Award jointly presented by the Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Office of Volunteerism, & KARK-TV; 1989 Peacemakers Award, National Peace Institute Foundation; 1992 Pediatric Nursing Humanitarianism Award; 1993 Surgeon General's Medallion, US Surgeon General Antonia C. Novello; 1997 Isaac K. Beckes Award of the National League for Nursing; 1998 Rotary International Polio Eradication Champion Award; 2002 CDC Champion of Prevention Award; 2001 Hepatitis Foundation International Humanitarian Award; 2012 Billie Ann Myers Paragon Award, Arkansas Dept of Human Services Division of Community Service & Non-profit Support; 1994 Peace Links Founders Award; 1995 Maxwell Finland Award (with Dale Bumpers), National Foundation for Infectious Diseases;1998 Citizen of the Year Award (with Dale Bumpers)March of Dimes; Excellence in Public Service Award (with Dale Bumpers), American Academy of Pediatrics; Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame

Achievements: spearheaded immunization program in Alabama that became a national model; active in a global campaign to eradicate polio; with Rosalynn Carter, co-founded Every Child by 2-a national immunization program; helped establish Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (1977)