In 1966, the sportswriters for the Amateur Athletic Union named Wayland Baptist College's Betty Ransom the third best female player in the nation.  Ransom had just completed her senior season as a Flying Queen.  She had been named AAU All-American for the second straight season after two years as an Honorable Mention All-American, and was selected as the Flying Queen's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row.  Ransom also surpassed the 1,000-point mark, and her 1,292 career points placed her third in career scoring.  (She is currently #14.)
           
During her four years at Wayland, the Flying Queens were 78-17 and finished 2^nd in the AAU each of those years.  Ransom was named the tournament MVP at the AAU championships in 1964, and was also a member of the USA team that participated in the World Games in Peru that season. 
 
Among the particular games that stand out in her Wayland career, Ransom notes two games against the Russians, the first one of which came during her freshman season and the second one, which the Queens lost, in 1966.  She also especially remembers a game in 1963 when she scored 20 points to help lead the Flying Queens to a 53-40 win over arch-rival Nashville Business College.
           
In addition to being an excellent athlete, Ransom was also a popular student.  In fact, on Homecoming night in 1965, she was crowned Homecoming Queen just minutes after scoring the winning basket in a victory over NBC.   According to Ransom, she had to wear her uniform under her gown at the homecoming banquet.
 
Off the court, Ransom was president of Athletes for Christ, the Autumn Festival Queen, Senior Class Favorite, Best Dressed Coed twice, and Owen Hall President.  She held memberships in the Sociology Club, Delta Chi, the Psychology Club, Spinning Wheel and Who's Who.
 
Ransom earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Wayland in May of 1966.  She was the varsity basketball coach for the Bridgeport ISD from 1966-72, where her teams won three district crowns.  Currently a teacher of photography, medical terminology, health and driver's education at Abernathy High School, Ransom has won numerous awards in teaching.  A member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Texas Teachers Classroom Association, Ransom says she loves kids and loves to teach.  "My motto is 'Children sometimes do not remember what you teach them, but never forget how you treat them.' " 
 
She enjoys spending time with her son, Todd, and granddaughter, Elise, and traveling with the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.  Her hobbies include playing the piano, reading, golf, photography, hunting, shopping and horseback riding.