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RECOGNIZING LIFE-CHANGING SERVICE
The Trustee Community Service Award was presented to Betsy Hacker Dexheimer ’57, GP ’18 for her decades of service in Western New York communities.
Last fall, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to honor Betsy Hacker Dexheimer ’57, GP ’18 for her longstanding service in the greater Buffalo-Rochester area, particularly her work and advocacy in service of women, children, seniors and low-income residents.
Dexheimer, who led a long career as a special education teacher in Batavia, N.Y., worked with migrant and low-income families for more than 50 years, founding a migrant childcare center and helping expand low-income housing. She was a member of the women’s advocacy group GLOW Women Rise, as well as the Advisory Council for the New York State Office for the Aging Livable Community Vision Team. She also served Meals on Wheels, delivered books to homebound residents for Richmond Memorial Library and volunteered at Crossroads Hospice Center. A longtime Planned Parenthood volunteer, she served the organization’s rape crisis division for more than a decade, making herself available 24/7 to support and advocate for women in need.
“Betsy has dedicated herself to making her community stronger, healthier and more caring, both in her career as an educator and in her tireless volunteer work with and on behalf of her neighbors,” says Craig Stine ’81, P’17, Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Trustee Allison Morrow ’76, chair of the Board’s honors committee, adds, “This well-deserved recognition from the Board underscores the life-changing impact that deep and sustained community engagement can have.”