Elizabeth (Bets) Sturgis Manera, 86, passed away on October 11, 2015. Bets received a BA in Education from Maryland State Teachers College at Towson. She taught in high schools in Towson and St Louis MO for five years then accepted a position as a professional Girl Scout. She moved to the Phoenix, AZ office of the Girl Scouts in 1957 with the primary duty of directing the summer camping program of the Girl Scouts in Prescott. In 1963 she completed a Masters degree and a Doctorate in Education at ASU. Following graduation, she taught in the Department of Secondary Education and Curriculum at ASU from 1963 until her retirement in 1992 as Professor Emerita of Secondary Education. During her professional career Bets wrote books, monographs, articles, made international, national and regional presentations. She is listed in the World Who's Who of Women in Education: Who's Who in the West; Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who of Women. In 1993 she was selected as a Distinguished Member of the Association of Teacher Educators and previously selected as one of seventy Leaders in Teacher Education in the United States, honored by the Association of Teacher Educators in 1990.  Prior to retirement, she served on a number of boards of professional non-profit groups such as the Association of Teacher Educators; the American Association of Curriculum and Instruction; and the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. Bets is survived by her husband Paul, two children and a grandson. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, October 31, 2015 at the North Scottsdale Bible Church Hayden Chapel, 7901 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Donations in lieu of flowers to may be made to P.E.O. Chapter D, %Diane Newton, 3047 W. Hearn Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85053, Foundations of ABHOW at the Terraces of Phoenix, 7550 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020 or Phoenix Art Museum.  (Source: Arizona Republic)