Commentary
Pioneer spirit
Darin Matthews remembers Betty Bingham, NIGP's first female president.
A pioneer is a person who is among the first to explore a new area. Without a doubt, Betty Bingham meets this definition. She blazed a trail for women in public procurement and truly set the standard for passion and commitment to a profession. In 1987, Betty became the first female president of NIGP. Up until then, the institute had only elected men to this top position. Founded in 1944, NIGP was quite similar to...
