She graduated from Kentucky College and Industrial Institute in Frankfort, and earned a bachelors degree from the University of Cincinnati. However, she is probably best remembered at Girls High for leading her black classmates in a determined effort to attend the annual and, at that time, all-white senior prom. She brings to any task given her the traits which characterize her and account for her success. Although she was the third Link to serve as national president, in a true sense Maloney was a first. As the groups co-founders, Sarah Strickland Scott and Margaret Rosell Hawkins were uniquely able to guide its early efforts. She has traveled across America, South America, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa and West Africa. She graduated from Washington High School in Pensacola and enrolled at Fisk University at age 15. She also served as the organizations elected National First Vice President, National Secretary and was previously employed as Delta Sigma Thetas Executive Director leading their headquarters business function. 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. The Department of Justice grant will bolster the Miami-Dade Police Departments ability to combat crime and violence and make the area a safer place to live, work, and raise families. Dr. Newell-Harris experiences as an advocate and navigator for her friends and family over the years have affirmed for her the necessity for consumers of health care to acquire these skills. Even when her health failed and she was confined to a nursing home she would call officers and members to talk about Links. Her parents, Elouise, a maid, and James, a janitor, instilled in their children a deep respect for hard work, decency, and responsibility. The following divisions comprise the Office of the Sergeant at Arms: Grandmother of Juneteenth, Social Impact Leader. 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. Before the end of her first term, Ellison was able to report completion of steps in this task as outlined by the transition committee chaired by Dorothy Harrison of Chicago. search tools / download zoom Upcoming Pages Her first legislative achievement was the establishment of the 500 Role Models of Excellence Project as a district-sanctioned program. At the age of eighteen, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University where she majored in child psychology with a minor in theater and drama. Ph.D. Fall 1998 Loyola University (Chicago) Education Administration, Administrative Certificate, 1985 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Master of Science Degree in Education, 1975 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Bachelor of Science Degree in History and Political Science, 1971 Ball State University, Muncie, IN, South Suburban IASCD, President, Treasurer Present, South Suburban Curriculum Council, 2002 Present, American Association of School Administrators, 1999 Present, State Superintendents Task Force School Designation, 2001, Executive Leadership Institute (Motorola) I & II Design Team Member, 1996-2001, Illinois Principals Association State Director, 1997-2000, National Staff Development Council, 1994 Present, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1992 1999, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1992 Present, Illinois Principals Association Region VII, Publicity Director, 1992; Director, 1996, Leadership Coach New Leaders for New Schools, 2008-Present, Resident Coach New Leaders for New Schools, 2007-2008, National Staff Development Consultant for School Professional Development Audits, JoEllen Killion, Chair, 2001-present, IL Gates Coalition for Systems Change and Technology Integration in Schools, State Trainer with Dr. Diane Asbey and Lynda Irvin, 2001- present, Illinois Principals Association Aspiring Principals Workshop Presenter since 1994, H.O.P.E. Leonard earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology from Howard University and a Master of Science Degree from North Carolina Central University. She did post-graduate study at Temple University, Vassar, and the University of Pennsylvania. She completed the UPENN Equity Institute for Doctoral Students at the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, and is a doctoral candidate in Leadership (Administration and Policy) at The George Washington University. 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. A Hoosier by birth, Patricia Russell-McCloud, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana where she attended Shortridge High School. Adams holds the Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude from Southern University in Baton Rouge and the Masters of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. During a two-year residence in Germany she traveled and studied in England, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, and France. She retired in December 2007 from Thornton Township High School, District 205, where she served as the Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and Professional Development and as the director for Special Education and the District Coordinator for Small Learning Communities. Ultimately, she was to become the first Black woman to be named employee relations officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as the first Black woman to serve as director of personnel for a federal agency. She is also a member of her chapters Presidents Advisory Board, an advisory group consisting of past chapter presidents created to provide ongoing guidance to the chapter. She holds membership in four other pharmacy-related groups American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, National Pharmaceutical Association, the Pharmacy Advisory Committee, Shared Purchasing Programthe Hospital Consortium, Inc., and the Florida Pharmaceutical Association. Hospital in Dallas. Copeland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Hampton University, where she has received the distinguished 2013 Alumnus of the Year Award, and a Master of Arts degree, Educational Development, College of Education, at The Ohio State University, where she was recognized as an esteemed Alumnus. Memorial services were conducted by President Frazier, and the November issue of President Fraziers newsletter was devoted to her. Her consuming avocation was friendship especially friendship with young people, and with members of The Links. Kim E. Campbell, a native of the District of Columbia, was appointed as Deputy Sergeant at Arms for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms in the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2021. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, she fought for better protections for DREAMers and called for better oversight of substandard conditions at immigrant detention facilities. Dr. Cole has served on the corporate boards of Home Depot, Merck, and Nations Bank South. Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. Always sensitive to the need for intercultural and social changes in the lifestyles of her community and her people, she was an active member of the Fellowship Commission in Philadelphia. News and World Report named her as one of the 10 most influential legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was subsequently designated as chair of the Civil Service Commission. Many of her activities were youth or family-oriented. Throughout her career, Dr. Cole has addressed issues concerning Africa and the diaspora. They have a large blended family that includes their children, Ella and Cole. For six successive summers, 19681974, she traveled to Oregon to serve at Portland State University. Ellison serves on Central Fidelitys Public Policy Committee. Rep. Demings began her career in Jacksonville as a social worker, working to protect foster children. On August 23, 2020, Kornisha McGill Brown was elected as the 27th National President of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated at the 44th National Convention. 2013. Recently she was on the board of Marthas Table, a nonprofit that supports children, families and communities in Washington, D. C. through quality education, healthy food and community support. A proven and dedicated mentor, she has spearheaded the growth of Sigma Gamma Rho in the Southeastern Region since 2016, serving in several leadership roles, including international first vice-president, Southeastern Region director and as international editor-in-chief. Her vision, education, employment, experiences, training and proven track record of accomplishment set the stage for success. Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D, is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and a media spokesperson whose opinions on new advances in medicine and controversial medical issues have made her a valued medical expert. degree from Temple University. 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. Church in Camden. She is a member of Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the National Coalition of Black Development in Home Economics, and the Black Womens Agenda. degree from Howard University and the M.A. from the University of Virginia Law School. While teaching at Wilberforce University, Adams met and married John Hurst Adams, then a faculty member at nearby Payne Theological Seminary. She currently serves as trustee of Kent State University, (chairing the Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee), the Cleveland Clinic, Say Yes to Education NY, NY, the Thomas White Foundation and the Kenneth Scott Foundation. Smith retired from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) as the Assistant Commissioner and Georgia State Director for Adult Education and GED Testing in 2018. Dr. E. Earl McCloud, Jr., and moved to San Antonio, Texas where her husband was serving in the United States Army. She has traveled abroad to Africa where she has assessed methods of supporting the delivery of safe and effective health care to women. She was the mother of two sons, Frederick, Jr., and Bruce Rosell Hawkins. 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. She was active in the League of Women Voters, Jack and Jill, the Mainline Charity League, the Discarders, the Wayne Fellowship Guild and the Cho Club. Marion Minton was also born in Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania. 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