Awards
- IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2006
Betty Bevis Buhner was born in Sullivan, Indiana. She graduated from Franklin College in 1942. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, and active member of PEO for over fifty years. She taught American History in Sullivan and Gary, Indiana, and later became an interior decorator in Gary, Indianapolis and Punta Gorda, Florida. She was an active embroiderer, entering work in shows in Florida.