1.0Commencementhttps://www.clarku.edu/commencementCarol D'Onofriohttps://www.clarku.edu/commencement/author/cdonofrio-s/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Npsq5X2j71"><a href="https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/recipients/betty-allen/">Betty Allen</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/recipients/betty-allen/embed/#?secret=Npsq5X2j71" width="600" height="338" title="“Betty Allen” — Commencement" data-secret="Npsq5X2j71" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2025/01/betty-allen.jpg228228Biography Biography Betty Allen, mezzo-soprano, well known for key roles in opera and oratorio and now President of HSA, was Executive Director of The Harlem School of the Arts and chair of the Voice Department since the retirement of its founder, Dorothy Maynor, in 1979. The School offers instruction in music, dance, drama, and the […]