▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁St ag ▁program , ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Inter amer ican ▁Sc out ▁Committee ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁three ▁inter amer ican ▁" Tra in ▁the ▁Tra iner " ▁events ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁and ▁Venezuela . ▁He ▁gu ided ▁their ▁national ▁training ▁teams ▁in ▁design ing ▁leadership ▁development ▁by ▁design ▁programs . ▁Bé la ▁also ▁taught ▁in ▁Sunday ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Way far er ▁in ▁Car mel , ▁California . ▁ ▁Systems ▁science ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁B án á thy ▁began ▁teaching ▁courses ▁in ▁applied ▁lingu istics ▁and ▁systems ▁science ▁at ▁San ▁José ▁State ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Dean ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Europe ▁and ▁Middle ▁East ▁Division ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Language ▁School , ▁over see ing ▁ten ▁language ▁depart ments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁psych ology ▁at ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁education ▁for ▁a ▁trans dis cipl inary ▁program ▁in ▁education , ▁systems ▁theory , ▁and ▁lingu istics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁Ber keley . ▁During ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁named ▁Chair ▁of ▁Western ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁General