For more than twenty years, visitors entering the home of Baylor’s Air Force ROTC have been greeted by administrative assistant Betty Moran Mullins '55.

“She has greeted literally thousands of folks as they walk into the detachment,” said Col. Dan Leonard, commander of Air force ROTC Detachment 810. He’s the ninth commander that Mullins has served. “A lot of people come by just to see Betty,” he noted. “She is near and dear to us and invaluable to the ROTC.

We come and go with the Air Force, but Betty has been that continuity that keeps us on track. She has personally helped us commission 360 new officers into the United States Air Force.”

Mullins retired January 4, and her replacement, whoever it is, will have a lot to learn. Mullins handled most of the alumni relations for ROTC and organized the Homecoming gatherings. She also handled much of the interface with Baylor, including setting up class schedules for the cadets. When a new commander comes in, she noted, he often needs help understanding the inner workings of Baylor.

Mullins, on the other hand, has been familiar with Baylor all her life. She grew up in Waco and met her husband, Norman “Moon” Mullins ’52, as a student. They married after Betty’s junior year, and she finished “piecemeal,” she said. “I actually consider myself part of the Class of 1954, even though I got my diploma in 1955.”

Moon coached basketball for several years before entering the insurance industry. The Mullinses were always involved with Baylor, especially after moving back to Waco. Moon worked in Baylor development and for the Bear Foundation from 1981 to 1987. An endowed scholarship is given in his honor, and each year the family selects an inductee into the Norman “Moon” Mullins Honor Roll for Distinguished Faculty and Staff.

Betty is a member of the Baylor Heritage Club and the Baylor Round Table. She has also been on the steering committee and attended every meeting of Baylor Fling, an every-other-year event for Baylor women sponsored by the Baylor Alumni Association. The Mullinses have four children, all of whom attended Baylor.