Title: Vice President of External Affairs (Retired)
Company: Xavier University
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Affiliations/Associations/Societies:

• Advocates for Science and Mathematics Education, Inc. (board of trustees, 2005-2018)
• Affiliated Louisiana Women’s Forum
• Amistad Research Center (1970- Present) (board member, 1980-Present)
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana and HMO Louisiana, Inc.
• I’ve Known Rivers Afro-American Pavilion Louisiana World Exposition (president, chair 1982-1985)
• International Women’s Forum
• Liberty Bank and Trust (secretary of the board member, 1980-Present)
• Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp (chairman)
• PICO National Network
• Southern Institute for Education and Research
• The Links, Inc.
• The National Arts Committee and Humanities Youth Program
• The Public Law Center

Achievements:

• Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2020)
• Recipient, 42^nd Ben Smith Award, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (2020)
• Author, “Witness to Change: from Jim Crow to Political Empowerment,” Blair Publishing (2015)
• Recipient, Martin Luther King Lifetime Achievement Award
• Recipient, New Orleans Legend Award, City of New Orleans
• Recipient, The ALIOT Award, Faulkner Society
• Recipient, The Louisiana Legend Award, Louisiana Public Broadcasting
• Recipient, Women of Power Award, National Urban League

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