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The Belles of the American Royal – Jenny Turner Tuttle

The Belles of the American Royal are pleased to announce the selection of Jenny Turner Tuttle as their 2014 president. The 65th BOTAR Ball will be held on October 18th at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Jenny is a BOTAR, class of 1987. She served as a page in 1974. Jenny served as vice president of public relations in 1997, vice president of American Royal activities in 2005 and vice president of BOTAR activities in 2010.

Jenny is the daughter of Karen Van Voorst Turner and the late Prewitt Bates Turner, Jr. She graduated from Texas Christian University. Karen Van Voorst Turner served as BOTAR president in 1971, and Jenny’s grandmother, Bernice Van Voorst Hanback, was a BOTAR co-chairman in 1955. The late Prewitt Bates Turner, Jr. was a member of the BOTAR men’s advisory board and served as a director of the American Royal. Jenny works as a senior sales executive with Reece & Nichols. She is the mother of Annie, who was a BOTAR page in 2007.

Also featured in the July 12th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Anthony Mendolia 

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