Constance Wheat Batty B.S., M.A., Ed.D. is a retired educator who served as a faculty member and senior administrator in the State University of New York (SUNY). She was selected as the 2014 SUNY at Fredonia outstanding alumna. She resides at Point Brittany in St. Petersburg, Florida, at Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, and sometimes in Washington DC. Dr. Batty has traveled worldwide with both her parents and children. She is a writer of professional literature, a lecturer, a speaker and a participant in many community organizations. She has two daughters, both successful lawyers, and enjoys her grandchildren.