About Bettie ...
Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is
the Pulitzer
Prize nominated author of thirty-six books translated
into twenty-four languages. Dr. Youngs is a former Teacher-of-the-Year,
and University Professor of Educational Administration and Management,
Graduate Division. Currently she is Executive Director of Professional
Development Services, Inc. Widely considered an expert with a
pulse on social issues influencing family and workplace issues, she
is a frequent guest on television and radio talk shows, including
The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Oprah, Good
Morning America and The View. Time magazine, U.S. News & World
Report, USA Today, The Washington Post, Redbook, Working Woman, Parents
magazine, and the National Association for Secondary School Principals
(NASSP) have all recognized her work. Though Bettie's earlier
work focused predominately on education and developmental issues for
youth, family and educators, in recent years she is best known for
her series of poignantly written short-story books that clearly and
warmly elucidate the human spirit, captivating the American psyche
and winning her wide-range appeal with audiences young and old alike. Bettie
is the recipient of numerous publishing awards, including having an
Imprint bearing her name with Hampton Roads Publishers.
Bettie speaks
to audiences around the world.
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"It
was my honor in 1996 to present Millard Fuller with the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, our country's highest civilian award. Millard and
Linda Fuller changed philanthropy. Instead of asking just
for money, they asked people to swing a hammer. In so doing,
they have built countless houses strengthened communities, and
empowered people of modest means to literally build a better
future. The
House That Love Built chronicles their remarkable
quest to make a difference, one home at a time. President
Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
wrenching
takeover that led to the Fullers’ dismissal from
the same ministry they had birthed and nurtured.It is also the
story of their spectacular rebound to establish The Fuller Center
for Housing and their ongoing mission to eradicate poverty housing
from the Earth.Their story is a big one, and a remarkable one. Remarkable
because they’ve
lived uncommon, and truly inspiring, lives. Rare is the person who meets
the Fullers or hears of their amazing journey and isn’t inspired
by them. They’ve built homes for a million of the world’s
poor, amassed more than sixty honorary doctorates between them,
and won hundreds of awards. In 1996, Millard was prsented with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor a person
can receive in the United States of America. Also, adjacent to the
U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., a bronze emblem embedded
in the sidewalk bears the Fullers' images and honors them as prestigious
Points of Light recipients. But for their ...
