What can I say about Dr. Bettoney?
Perhaps one of the most colorful and unusual teachers ever! I remember that he always rode a bike to school. That in itself is not strange, and in fact today would be applauded. But Dr. Bettoney would ride that bike come rain, snow, sleet or gale force winds. Surely there had to be a reason, world peace, reduced reliance on foreign oil, save the owl? I asked him one day why he always rode his bike. He responded that there was no great cause for which he rode, he was just afraid of getting hit by another car when driving.

Now maybe this is just Aggie logic, and I don't have a PhD, but if I was afraid of getting hit by another vehicle, I think its better to be in a car than on a bike!

From Mike Jones:

What can I say about Dr. Bettoney?
Perhaps one of the most colorful and unusual teachers ever! I remember that he always rode a bike to school. That in itself is not strange, and in fact today would be applauded. But Dr. Bettoney would ride that bike come rain, snow, sleet or gale force winds. Surely there had to be a reason, world peace, reduced reliance on foreign oil, save the owl? I asked him one day why he always rode his bike. He responded that there was no great cause for which he rode, he was just afraid of getting hit by another car when driving.

Now maybe this is just Aggie logic, and I don't have a PhD, but if I was afraid of getting hit by another vehicle, I think its better to be in a car than on a bike!

From Gregg Smith:

he was a hoot! nutty as a fruitcake, but I respected him. Couldn't relate to kids well tho ... He taught calculus in our chemistry 2 class (I think) - really helped me in college to have that much calculus in HS.

We wrote a song about him - to the tune of "Hercules"
Bettoney, teacher of torques and vectors
Bettoney, master of quarks and lectures
Fighting for our minds, with homework of all kinds
With the strength of 10, plastic army men
He's the mighty, Bettoney!
 

From Louis Waguespack:

Dr. Bettoney was very strange, but I learned a lot from him. I didn’t realize how much I had learned till I was in college. I had forgotten about the Bettoney song until Greg mentioned it.

Remember how he used to write on his chin with chalk as he was pondering a question?