That same year, Congresswoman Beatty introduced legislation that made the tax deduction for out-of-pocket expenses paid by elementary and secondary teachers for supplies and expenses permanent. Dr. Glover also served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson (Mississippi) Airport Authority. A member of the Lynchburg (VA) Chapter from its beginnings, she worked untiringly with the chapter in its outstandingly creative and effective programsparticularly the programs for young people. Her educational development began as a student at Tennessee State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with honors. In 2010, Vice President Harris was elected Californias Attorney General and oversaw the largest state justice department in the United States. Maloney would identify students with college potential, but without obvious financial support, help them make application and then she would arrange for scholarship aid. in Criminology from Florida State University, then went on to receive a Masters in Public Administration. Now known as the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, the program has flourished and earned much-deserved national acclaim. She holds a masters degree from New York University. 1) Margaret Rosell Hawkins 2) Sarah Strickland Scott Her alma mater, Bowling Green State University, named her to the 2018 Class of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni and she was honored by the St. Louis Urban League/Urban League Guild with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. Ellison serves on Central Fidelitys Public Policy Committee. While attending the Philadelphia High School for Girls, her innate artistic talent was discovered and she entered the special program in the field of art. Reflecting back, however, she recalled that although she was involved in entrepreneurial activities, her real love was rendering service to those around her. She is actively involved in several professional and civic organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and is a generous, mother, wife and friend. It is believed the reason for this feel good surge is tied to peoples natural desire for meaning and significance. As a hobby, Wright indulged a love for historical research. She is a prolific motivational speaker in the areas of leadership and change management. Alumni of the Year, Hampton University, 2013 She has been described as a visionary and global thought leader, a catalyst for breakthrough results, accelerating progress and contribution while fostering positive relationships. Prior to this, Major General Walker was the 23rd Commanding General of the District of Columbia Army and Air Force National Guard. During this same period, Ellison was also pursuing her community interest in young people by founding the Northern Virginia Chapter of Jack and Jill and serving on the board of directors of Burgundy Farm Country Day School and the United Way. She earned her B.A. She is, however, determined not to be the last. Dorothy Bell Wright is a native of Philadelphia. In her state, Virginia, she served on the Central Planning District Commission and the Virginia Cultural Laureate Center. Her Aunt, Jessie Mae Schultz Finley, taught her to play the piano when she was very young and her uncle, James Samuel Schultz, a merchant mariner during World War II, sponsored her matriculation at Howard University after she finished high school. While Dean of the College of Business at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 1994 to 2012, Dr. Glover led the College of Business through the accreditation process and spearheaded the implementation of the nations first Ph.D. program in Business at a HBCU. Kornisha also served as the 2015-2017 Southeastern Regional Secretary, Regional Nominating Committee member for 2 terms, and as Regional Chair of Rules and Regulations. For the past 17 years she has served as National President, First Vice President of Programs, Vice President of Finance and Fund Development, National Treasurer and chaired several national committees. In 1978, the 21st National Assembly, meeting in Chicago, installed Julia Brogdon Purnell as the seventh national president of the organization. As a member of her local chapter, Russell-McCloud was highly responsive to program endeavors for the benefit of the community which was being served. Beatty received her Bachelor of Arts from Central State University, her Master of Science from Wright State University, and completed all requirements but her dissertation for a doctorate at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Beamon was the first Black candidate to run on the charter ticket as a candidate for the Cincinnati City Council. In 1970, the 17th National Assembly, meeting in Cincinnati, elected Helen Gray Edmonds of Durham, North Carolina, as the fifth national president. 2013. One of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio,Diversity First Vice President Harris and her sister, Maya Harris, were primarily raised and inspired by their mother, Shyamala Gopalan. She graduated from Washington High School in Pensacola and enrolled at Fisk University at age 15. She affiliated with the Washington Womens Forum, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and American Association of University Women. Memorial Services were held on Friday, July 15, at the Port of History Museum in Philadelphia. Among her traits are creativity, faith, intelligence, concern, determination, thoughtfulness, self-confidence self-direction, generosity, patience, vibrancy and style. Ellison received her M.P.A degree from the American University School of Government and Public Administration in Washington and was elected to Pi Alpha Honorary Society. President Frazier has received many honors recognizing her civic and community services in varied ways. She was named Principal of the Year for the State of Illinois in 1998 and Administrator of the Year in 2003. She also served on the Transition Committee for current Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson. Dr. Cole rose to national prominence as the first African American woman President of Spelman College and, later, as President of Bennett College, making her the only person to serve as president of both historically Black colleges for women in the United States. Among many achievements in that office which honed her already highly developed skills as an administrator, she established a Washington office for Alpha Kappa Alpha program services and directed the development of a successful proposal to fund the organization of the Cleveland Job Corps for women. President Frazier represented the organization in the NAACP Silent March on Washington. Gladys Gary Vaughn 14. Her messages, letters, and speeches are evidence of an elegance of expression, which was a rare natural gift. These programs were well received by the public and gave aspiring young African American youth the opportunity to meet role models who encouraged them to develop their talents and skills in this field of artistic endeavor. Even now, she says, a familiar face will sometimes greet her in various cities and a young woman will remind Link Sutherland of how she, as a Leaderette, had profited from those experiences. In 2020, she broke another glass ceiling and continued her career as a guardian of the law when she became one of the first women and one of the first Black Americans to prosecute a presidential impeachment before the U.S. Senate. She is a member of numerous organizations including Top Ladies of Distinction, NAACP, Finance Executive Networking Group (FENG), and Jack & Jill of America. CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers - today announced that it is sponsoring the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Annual Kidney Patient Summit taking place on Capitol Hill on March 1-2, 2023. Esi currently leads the $5B Beauty & Personal Care portfolio for Unilever North America which includes responsibility for the Hair, Skin Cleansing, Skin Care and Deodorant businesses with iconic brands like Dove, TRESemm, Suave, Vaseline, Degree, Axe, and Shea Moisture as well as newer brands like Schmidts Naturals and Love Beauty and Planet. The fourth national president, Vivian J. Beamon, was the first from the Central Area. from Columbia University in New York. The Alphabettes, Quetts and Archousai, many of whom were also members of The Links, toured the building with their families. Purnell brought to the presidency of The Links the experiences she gained as president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Georgia, convened (by Past National President Dolly Adams) to develop strategies to support the 1990 Civil Rights Restoration legislation. Sutherland married Raymond Merriwether, a fellow student at Howard University, and interrupted her studies to become the mother of a baby girl, Chrystal. In 1957, The Links elected Pauline Weeden Maloney of Lynchburg, Virginia as the third national president. She was appointed national vice president in 1995. For six years, she chaired the UNCF Telethon in Waco; for two years, she was telethon chair in Washington, and was UNCF Volunteer of the Year in 1978. Leonard was tabbed for the post at the organizations 41st National Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is our real challenge, said Marion Sutherland as she chose for her theme, Cherishing the Past-Cultivating the Present-Creating the Future. In recognition of her services as a consummate volunteer who had dedicated her life to giving service to mankind, The Honorable Norman B. She has three grandchildren and is a mentor to many young women and men. In the summer of 1986, very early in her term of office, President Frazier scheduled open house at The Links national headquarters for the Auxiliaries of each of three major conventions meeting in Washington that summer. Lillian C. Stanford was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from West Virginia State College. In addition to driving volume, share, and ratings increases for P&aG and BET, respectively, Kelli has created multiple award-winning creative campaigns, including image campaigns, new branding and visual identification systems to drive specific viewership goals. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has authored, co-authored and edited several books and numerous articles for scholarly and general audiences. The late Beulah Finley Smith and the late Thirlee Smith, Sr., were small business owners and civil rights activists. 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America,Savoy Magazine During her term as national president, the chapter establishment program was structured and national Grants-in-Aid became an integral part of The Links operation. Prior to being elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. The annual conference affords young scholars opportunity to present and critique their ongoing research. Through her activism and non-profit Salute Selma, Inc., Abina has had the privilege to work and march with people like Congressman John Lewis, Past Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George Bush, President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris. This co-founder and second national president of The Links was graduated from Girls High in January 1927 and entered Philadelphia Normal School the following month. She who suggested the name Links. At their January 1947 meeting, the group accepted this name as best expressing the spirit and purpose of the new clublinking friends for service. Wall died on September 12, 1975. Gladys Gary Vaughn 14. Prior to being re-elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. She was a life member of the NAACP, supporting her husband in his long service as president of the Philadelphia NAACP. Stratton attended High School for Girls in Philadelphia and Glassboro State Teachers College where she majored in elementary education. Beamon was recognized as the role model and inspiration for at least eight Cincinnati school principals. Recognizing that business and community prosperity go hand in hand, Copeland leads Keys commitment to transforming and sustaining communities. Congresswoman Wilson has consistently secured resources for various projects in her district, including a $1 million grant in 2014 to help reduce crime in Miami-Dade Countys highest crime area, the Northside District. She put in place the structure for the continuing pattern of active program involvement in which every member of every Links chapter participates in some relevant community project coordinated by the stated goals of the national organization. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity, the Potomac Chapter of Girl Friends, Inc. and a member of Ft. Washington Baptist Church. Jo Ann Jenkins holds a variety of board and advisory positions including AARP Board of Directors; General Mills Board of Directors, TheWall Street JournalCEO Council, Kennedy Center National Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors, Stanford School of Medicine Board of Fellows, AVNET Board of Directors; World Economic Forum Stewardship Board for the Education, Gender, and Work System Initiative; World Economic Forum, Board of Governors for the Health Systems Initiative; Vice-Chair, International Oversight Board, National Academy of Medicines Healthy Longevity initiative. And, she is a mother of four children and is married to Robert L. Harris, Esquire. After her husbands graduation in Civil Engineering, their search for a hometown which would offer opportunities for African Americans brought the young family to Seattle, Washington. She authored many projects and initiatives and was the recipient of the U.S. Secretary of Education Exemplary Initiative Award. She has also served as chairman of the Bethel A.M.E. Building Fund, and as the church organist, and works in the church credit union. Battey/Wikimedia. Before her election as national president, she developed and delineated the National and International Trends and Services program facet. Congresswoman Wilson understands Congress role as a global leader in human and civil rights and has led its efforts to fight for the safe return of the 219 Nigerian schoolgirls still missing since their June 2014 abduction by Boko Haram and to aid in the defeat of the terrorist group. She received recognition of appreciation for these services from President Richard Nixon, President Nixon also cited her services on the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps and the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Services. Campbell has received numerous awards for her superior and outstanding performance including the George Washington University Public Leadership Award (2015) and the Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretarys Personal Coin and Certificate Award (2015). Prior to joining Unilever, Esi spent more than 15 years as a leader in the dynamic global cosmetics industry. She was subsequently designated as chair of the Civil Service Commission. Lael Brainard, who has been vice chair at the Federal Reserve, started a new job this past week as director of the president's National Economic Council. She also served on the board of trustees of Westchester State College. Copeland was a delegate to the White House Conference on Americas Future. As an indication of The Links continuing support of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), President Frazier served on the UNCF board of directors throughout her term. and a Ph.D. in anthropology with a specialization in African Studies from Northwestern University. In her professional life, she was employed as national program leader for Human Sciences Research by the Families, 4-H and Nutrition Unit in the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service. Her legislation to preserve Historically Black Colleges and Universities was signed into law, as was her effort to infuse much-needed capital into low-income communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Julia Brogdon Purnell, charter member and past President of the Baton Rouge Chapter, served as National President of The Links, Incorporated, 1978-1982. Having served as a local health commissioner as well as president and secretary of local and regional medical societies, she is a much sought after speaker for youth groups and non -profit organizations that mentor pre-med and medical students. She served several terms as president of the Southern Regional Association of School Boards. She has been recognized with numerous awards including Ad Color Legend Award, BE Powerful Women in Business, Ebony Power 100, BET Butterfly Award, Cosmetics Executive Women Achievers Awards, Advertising Age Women to Watch, Women Wear Daily Marketer of the Year, and many more. National, each Area and every Chapter is expected to utilize the services of an appointed Protocol Chair to ensure and is a proud graduate of Howard University. The membership consists more than 16,000 professional women of color in 292 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. -Gleason family of Manhattan's Lower West Side had been on waterfront since 1888. Purnell has been awarded eight honorary degrees and is a member of three academic honor, societies, Beta Kappa Chi, Alpha Delta Mu, and Psi Chi. While at HUD, Ellison pursued her ongoing interest in the academic development of young people. I always look for ways to help others have access to the same opportunities I did. She retired from the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in July 2006, as County Auditor after 20 years of service. Purnell was born in Belton, South Carolina, one of three daughters of the Reverend and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon. Among her many distinguished awards and honors are: American Banker Magazine, Community Impact Award She was national director of this program area from 1962 to 1967 and again from 1969 to 1970, before the national and international facets were separated. She is married to Stephen V. Leonard and they are the proud parents of two sons Victor and Alexander. She was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2003. With local affiliates in 58 cities, National CARES has recruited, trained and deployed more than 150,000 mentors to schools and youth-support and mentoring organizations like Big Brothers, Big Sisters, as well as to its own culturally rooted, academic- and social-transformational initiatives. Our chapter is honored to be home to Regina Jollivette Frazier, Ninth National President (1986-1990) as well as three Southern Area Directors: Maude K. Reid, (Fifth; 1965-1969), Regina Jollivette Frazier, (Ninth; 1981-1984) and Anne Turner Herriott . Until his retirement, her husband, Emmanuel Crogman Wright, was president of the historic Philadelphia banking institution founded by his father, Major R. R. Wright, Sr., an ex-slave and financial genius. Formerly, Copeland served as Chief Diversity Officer at Key and under her leadership Key was consistently ranked as a Top 50 or Most Noteworthy Company for Diversity by DiversityInc. As well, she has mentored 145 professionals who have taken their place on the global stage in their chosen fields of endeavor. While AARP has long been recognized for its services, information and advocacy on behalf of people age 50 and over, Jenkins led efforts to redefine AARPs vision, challenge outdated beliefs and spark new insights that allow people to adapt to the new realities of aging with relevant solutions to everyday issues such as health, financial resilience, digital and social connectivity, work opportunities and personal fulfillment. She believes that the people closest to the pain should be closest to the power and that a diversity of voices in the political process is essential to making policies that benefit more Americans. Hospital in Dallas. During her years as editor of The Pacific Leader, she and her husband sponsored a group of high school girls, The Leaderettes, who were active in promoting good citizenship and wholesome entertainment for their peers. She has been appointed by multiple DC superintendents to the federally-mandated State Title I Committee of Practitioners, and she has been elected as chair for four consecutive years. As an educator, servant leader, small business managing partner, and philanthropist, Kornisha has spent the majority of her professional and personal life supporting and advocating for the youth in the community. Minton was the wife of Dr. Russell F. Minton, an eminent radiologist who, for a number of years, was superintendent of Mercy Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia. Frazier, the daughter of Fran Chambers, is the first Heir-o-Link to fill this position. Vivian Beamom 5. She also serves as community advisor to the Board of Directors of Arlington Hospital, and as secretary of the Womens Committee of the Washington performing Arts Society. She remained an activist in the community, working as a senior aide to Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, volunteering for Senator John Kerrys reelection campaign, and working for Senator Kerry for 13 years in a variety of roles, including constituency director and political director. Pauline Ellison 7. She urged the creation of organizational archives and the preservation of chapter materials and emphasized the importance of complete records and reports. In addition, to her music, she lists writing and contract bridge as her hobbies. Throughout her term of office and continuing subsequently, Ellison took an active, leadership role in her own chapter, Arlington (VA). Vice President of the United States of America. Dr. Newell-Harris has received acclaimed recognition for her work as the healthcare educational consultant for a major international philanthropic organization. Since she has been a Board member, the Corporation has committed one million dollars to support the education of minority students. She is a registered pharmacist and consultant pharmacist in Florida and in D.C. After graduation from Howard she was employed in Washington for a few years, first as a pharmacist in the largest drug store chain in the East, and later as the chief pharmacist with the National Association of Retired Teachers and the American Association of Retired Persons Drug Service. Dr. Glover was initiated into the Alpha Psi Chapter at Tennessee State University in November 1971. Among numerous awards is The O. Max Gardner Award from the North Carolina Consolidated System of Higher Education given in 1975 for the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race; the William Hugh McEniry Award from the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities in recognition of principles of dedication and commitment to the education and advancement of the state. A unique tribute was the establishment in 1977 of the Helen G. Edmonds Graduate Colloquium of History at North Carolina Central University, by the (then) 25 Ph.D. holders in History and Social Sciences, her former students who had completed their work in the undergraduate and graduate departments at North Carolina Central University. She also is a recipient of the UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead award. From 1990 to 1994, Dr. Glover served as the Chairperson of the Department of Accounting and as an Assistant Professor at the Howard University School of Business. In 1973, she served as a member of the Planning Committee of the Florida Governors Conference on Libraries and Public Information Services, and from 1977 to 1988 served on the Metropolitan Dade County Zoning Appeals Board. (Minutes, 1984 Assembly pp. In her role as president, she presented the final payment on the pledge of one million dollars to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the largest contribution to UNCF by any Black organization. Annually, Salute Selma, Inc. hosts three major events that commemorates Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Florida lawmaker has continued her mission to improve the quality of life for her constituency by creating jobs with dignity, improving education, stopping home foreclosures, safeguarding Medicare and Social Security, and strengtheningties with Haiti and the Caribbean. She joined the Sorority in 1976, in the Epsilon Kappa Chapter at the University of . 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