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Dennis Byars' Biography

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823 North 8th Street
Beatrice, NE 68310

Full Name:

Dennis M. Byars

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Janet; 2 Children: Mark, Jonathan

Birth Date:

08/23/1940

Birth Place:

Beatrice, NE

Home City:

Beatrice, NE

Attended, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Attending, Doane College

Diploma, Beatrice High School, 1958

Senator, Nebraska State Legislature, 1990, 1998-present

Appointed, Senator, Nebraska State Legislature, 1988

Member, Beatrice School Board, 1970-1972

Delegate/Public Policy Committee Member, National Association of Disabilities Council

Member, Nebraska Department of Social Services Advisory Board

Faculty Member, President's Committee on Mental Retardation National Collaborative Academy

Director of Community Support/Director of Government Relations, Martin Luther Home Foundation

First Lieutenant, Nebraska Army National Guard.

Former Entrepreneur/ Owner, Small Business

Saint John's Lutheran Church, Beatrice

Member, Beatrice Chamber of Commerce

Member, Beatrice Community Hospital Centurian Club

President, Beatrice Retail Council

Member, Beatrice Rotary Club

Member, Beatrice Sertoma Club

Chair, Gage County Industrial Development Board

Board of Directors, Gage County Red Cross

Member Board of Directors, Gage County United Way

Member, Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities

Delegate/Public Policy Committee Member, National Association of Disabilities Council

Chair, National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on Developmental Disabilities

Board of Trustees, Pershing College

Life Member, University of Nebraska Lincoln Alumni Association

Member, Young Men's Christian Association Foundation Capital Campaign Advisory Committee

Chair, Gage County Board of Supervisors, 1976-1983

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