Betty K. Koed is an American historian who was the third Historian of the United States Senate and the first woman to hold that position.[1] Upon her retirement, the US Senate designated her as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate.[2]
Betty Koed | |
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| 3rd Historian of the United States Senate | |
| In office June 1, 2015 – October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Donald A. Ritchie |
| Succeeded by | Katherine A. Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Santa Barbara City College University of California, Santa Barbara (BA, MA, PhD) |
Koed graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1983 and received a bachelor's in English. She went on to earn her master's and PhD in history, also from University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1991 and 1999 respectively, after beginning her career as a technical writer.[3][4][5] While pursuing her PhD, Koed studied with Otis L. Graham Jr. and Robert Kelley at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[6]
She later went on to teach American History at the University of California, Santa Barbara before joining the Senate Historical Office in 1998.[3]
Koed won the Distinguished Alumni Award from UC Santa Barbara in 2016.[7]
In 2022, Koed authored the book Scenes: People, places, and events that shaped the United States Senate, which "presents a collection of 150 scenes from Senate history."[8]
References
edit- ^ "The Senate Historical Office". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Text of S.Res. 420: A resolution designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate. (Resolution Agreed to by Senate version)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ a b "Betty K. Koed | AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Betty Koed". ucsbalum.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Portraits of Success" (PDF). graddiv.ucsb.edu. pp. 13–16. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Betty K. Koed | AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Past Award Recipients | UC Santa Barbara Alumni". www.alumni.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Koed, Betty K; et al. (Prepared under the direction Sonceria Ann Berry) (2022). Scenes : people, places, and events that shaped the United States Senate. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office. ISBN 9780160959370.
External links
edit- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Profile on American Historical Association
- Scenes : people, places, and events that shaped the United States Senate (2022)
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