Betcher will discuss how seniors' experiences, inside and outside the classroom, have prepared them for the future. Despite changes in the world, they have changed too, he noted.

"They are prepared to go out in the real world. Don't worry about taking the next big step in their lives."

Betcher graduated from MUW in 1988 with a bachelor of science in nursing with a pre-medicine emphasis. Betcher continued his education at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, receiving a doctorate of medicine in 1993. He performed his obstetrics and gynecology residency with the Carilion Health System in, Roanoke, Va., from 1993-1994.

Currently he works at the Physicians and Surgeon's Clinic in Amory and holds appointment at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. He also has an office in Columbus.

Betcher is a member of the Mississippi State Medical Association, the Northeast Mississippi Medical Society, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the American Medical Association and the Virginia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. Betcher is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

He is a member of the MUW Foundation Board and the MUW Alumni Association Board. He served on the MUW President's Advisory Council from 1998-2003.