She is the recipient of numerous awards and has received 69 honorary degrees. Rep. Demings is an active member of St. Mark A.M.E., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Orlando (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, NAACP Silver Life Member, Florida Bar Citizens Advisory Committee, Florida Police Chiefs, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, National Congress of Black Women, and numerous other affiliations. Her cultural capital and influential global network have resulted in her being tapped by media companies like BET and SiriusXM to serve as a guest host, and her work can be viewed on radio, tv, and in print. Singular Sensation Award, Ohio Cancer Research Associates As a professional historian, Edmonds never lets the group forget its obligation to its own heritage. She is Chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. 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. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL, she graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program. 2nd National President and Co-Founder Philadelphia (PA) Chapter She also played a major role, alongside other federal and local officials, in helping the City of Columbus win the Department of Transportations (DOT) Smart City Challenge, a nationwide competitionpowered by a pledge of up to $40 million in federal funds to transform one mid-size citys transportation network and make it safer, easier to use and more reliable. She visited Iraq, Jordan, and Afghanistan to meet with servicemembers and assess the situation on the ground. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. Eligibility for Membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Constitution and Bylaws (2020 Edition including 2021 amendment related to residency). She consummated her post-graduate study at the Universities of Chicago and Michigan and at Columbia University. In Philadelphia, she attended Reeves Memorial Church and was active in the Hostess Club and the Sponsors Club. Katie Murphy Greene, the daughter of Sidney and Belle Glascow Murphy, was born in Eugaula, Alabama. Her consuming avocation was friendship especially friendship with young people, and with members of The Links. 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. Mrs. Liberty joined the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in 1994 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Helen Grey Edmonds died in Durham, North Carolina on May 9, 1995. Rep. Demings enjoys spending her very limited free time riding her Harley-Davidson Road King Classic motorcycle. In 1990, Vice President Harris joined the Alameda County District Attorneys Office where she specialized in prosecuting child sexual assault cases. The following year she was appointed by the U.S. Department of State as Leader-Specialist in the International Education Exchange to Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and France. President Ellison served as a delegate for six years, and sometimes president of the Inter-Service Club Councilan organization of thirty-two recognized service organizations in Arlington County (Virginia). Section 1 - Membership in The Links, Incorporated is a privilege. Since the early age of eight, this national president was at the nations podiums as a gifted child prodigy, speaking to large audiences in an oratorical, persuasive and motivational style. A 1954 Ford Foundation grant for post-doctoral study and research in modem European history enabled her to study at the University of Heidelberg, West Germany. She was the organizer and the first president of the Prince George County (MD) Chapter in 1979; she was the Eastern Area secretary in 1987, and served as the Eastern Area director in 1991-1995. As a state legislator, she worked with Governor Jeb Bush to remove the Confederate flag from the State Capitol and passed a bill mandating HIV/AIDS testing for prisoners upon their release and linking them to care in the counties where they relocated. She was a member of Jack and Jill, the Mothers Study Club, Matinee Ensemble, and the Bryn Mawr School and Home Group. Federal agency officials and members of Congress on a variety of family and consumer issues. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Community Service Award It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer . Her father, The Reverend Clyde Mitchell Schultz, died when she was only eight years of age, but she was embraced and shepherded by caring relatives in Springfield, Illinois. Scott composed the organizations pledge, a promise to support the organization, which members make. A few other honors earned by this brilliant young woman are the Sarah A. Blocker Meritorious Community Service Award from Florida Memorial College; Alpha Phi Alpha, Beta Lambda Chapters Distinguished Community Service Award; salute to Leadership Award, from the Agricultural Investment Fund, Inc.; Trail Blazer Award of the Womens Committee of 100; Women in Communication, Community Headliner Award; the Bronze Medallion of The National Conference of Christians and Jews; and the Leadership Award of the Antidefamation League. Campbell was personally recognized for her professionalism and dedication to ensuring the safety and security of Members and staff. 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. As an entrepreneur, Smith is also senior vice-president of The HR Group Inc., a management consulting firm she has co-owned with her husband, Stephen, for 30 years. Stratton has one daughter, Meryle Anne (Billie) Manigault, M.D., who practices in Germany. Her educational development began as a student at Tennessee State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with honors. 1200 Massachusetts Ave, NW She believes that it is up to you to attain the highest quality of health care and the best outcomes for you and your family. She is also a graduate of Georgias Regional Leadership Institute, Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Gwinnett and Graduate of Harvard Non-Profit Leadership Program. Link Copeland is the 15th national president of The Links, Incorporated, and also a member of the Executive Leadership Council. Atkinson wrote the words to The Links song, originated the Coronation Carnival, and was the fourth president of the Philadelphia (PA) Chapter. She served as national president of The Links, Incorporated and The Links Foundation, Incorporated and is the immediate past chair of the board of directors of Imani Community Church. Is a daughter or granddaughter sponsored by her mother or grandmother who is a member of The Links, Incorporated. 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. Since she has been a Board member, the Corporation has committed one million dollars to support the education of minority students. She was also able to give her personal attention to every aspect of this task centralizing functions, developing staffing and procedures for centralized systems, and furnishing and equipping the office itself. The experience highlighted the need for stronger local leadership and led Congresswoman Wilson to successfully campaign for a seat on the Miami-Dade County School Board in 1992. A community-mobilization movement, National CARES is the only organization dedicated to providing mentoring, healing and wellness services on a national scale for Black children. It is believed the reason for this feel good surge is tied to peoples natural desire for meaning and significance. With five other organizations, The Links worked with the juvenile justice project of the National Board of the YWCA. In 2015, Beatty also introduced theHousing Financial Literacy Act of 2015to improve first-time homebuyers financial knowledge by providing a discount on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) backed mortgage insurance premiums upon successful completion of a HUD certified housing counseling course. Congresswoman Beatty is active in The Links, Incorporated, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Columbus Urban League, The American Heart Associationwhere she previously served on the boardand numerous other organizations. She also is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and she is among that elite cadre of women to serve on corporate boards of publicly-traded companies. Maloney received more than a hundred honors and awards from national, regional, state and local organizations. In 1990, President Frazier and National Program Coordinator Anne Pruitt journeyed to Zambia at the invitation of President Kenneth Kaunda to confer with groups of women in these countries about program efforts with which Links might cooperate. She urged the creation of organizational archives and the preservation of chapter materials and emphasized the importance of complete records and reports. Congresswoman Johnson is the proud mother of her son, Kirk, and of her three grandsons, Kirk Jr., David, and James. The Links is an American invitation-only social and service organization of prominent Black women in the United States. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALUMNAE MEMBERSHIP INTAKE Any woman of good character is eligible for alumnae membership in the Sorority provided that she: 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 received her Master of Arts degree in educational psychology in 1942 from Atlanta University, did further graduate work at the University of Michigan, and earned a specialist certificate in the teaching of reading from Colorado State College of Education. The Atlanta (GA) Chapter was the first Links Chapter established in the State of Georgia. The Atlanta (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated established in 1953, is one of the 299 Chapters in The Links, Incorporated. She earned her Master of Business Administration Degree in Accounting at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia and her Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Business Degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Glover earned her Juris Doctor Degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. She is a certified public accountant, a licensed attorney, and one of a handful of African-American women to hold the Ph.D.-CPA-J.D. Over the course of her career, she has held teaching and administrative positions in anthropology, womens studies, and African American studies at several major universities. She also has served as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of Beta Delta Omega Chapter in Jackson, Mississippi, and as President and Vice-President of Alpha Psi Chapter as an undergraduate student. President Frazier represented the organization in the NAACP Silent March on Washington. Many young people were guided toward successes in college and in professions, which they might not have tried without her encouragement. Those organizations include the Salvation Army, Lions, Kiwanis, Optimist Club, The Links, Incorporated and others. She and her students mobilized their community and lobbied government and school board officials until they achieved their goal. Rice, Mayor of Seattle, proclaimed November 4, 1990, as Marion Schultz Sutherland Day. She was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2003. Purnells hobbies were reading, traveling, and music. A. As Chairwoman, Congresswoman Jackson Lee supported enhanced technology, better intelligence, increased airplane cargo inspections, increased security for railroads, and implementation of the 9/11 Commission report. Her husband became a successful developer of apartment houses and nursing homes in the greater Seattle area, and Link Sutherland became a Nursing Home Administrator. Throughout her career, Campbell has risen through the ranks and held numerous management positions within the USSS to include the Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Office of Technical and Mission Support and the Inspection Divisions; Assistant Inspector, Headquarters/Inspection Division; Special Agent, Criminal Investigative Division; and Special Agent, Intelligence Division. 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. Having been surrounded by a large musical family and a host of talented friends early in life, Sutherland combines her music with her love for young people, and has used her talents to direct youth choirs in local churches. Among her many contributions to the organization, she has been instrumental in securing more than $2 million in funding for innovative programs leading to the improvement of the life options for children of African descent. In 2010, Vice President Harris was elected Californias Attorney General and oversaw the largest state justice department in the United States. She died in 1973. Throughout her term of office and continuing subsequently, Ellison took an active, leadership role in her own chapter, Arlington (VA). The membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of color in 288 chapters located in 42 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the United Kingdom. Her vision, education, employment, experiences, training and proven track record of accomplishment set the stage for success. During Purnells term, updated Orientation Manuals for chapter presidents, area directors, chapter programs, personnel, as well as the Manual of Procedures were completed. Her community volunteer services seem rooted in her concerns for children and young peopleservice as a member of the board of Childrens Protective Services, and the Family Counseling and Childrens Services of McLennan County, Texas; Waco (Texas) Neighborhood Youth Center; Secretary of the National Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation of Los Angeles; Seattle Planned Parenthood and Friends of the Childrens Defense Fund Committee are some of her affiliations. The Sergeant at Arms also coordinates extensively with the U.S. Capitol Police and various intelligence agencies to assess threats against Members of Congress and the Capitol complex. To guide The Links as the group turned forty years old, the historic Nashville Assembly chose the national vice president, Regina Jollivette Frazier as the ninth national president. The present status of life in our inner cities, with its high unemployment and less than ideal opportunities, demands that we bring together our best minds and talents to resolve these problems with new strategies and tactics. For a short time, she taught kindergarten in Washington. Adams was inducted into the Seattle (WA) Chapter and affiliated with the Angel City (LA) Chapter. Working closely with internationally known opera director, Glynn Ross, and world-famous artists, she spearheaded the efforts of the Seattle Operas Community Involvement Committee to develop a series of programs, which were presented, in local schools and churches by operatic stars. Reflecting back, however, she recalled that although she was involved in entrepreneurial activities, her real love was rendering service to those around her. in Political Science from Yale University with honors in the first graduating class including females, followed by a J.D. In her state, Virginia, she served on the Central Planning District Commission and the Virginia Cultural Laureate Center. Welcome to The Tucson (AZ) Links Members Only Page. M.P. From the four full college scholarships, which she was offered as valedictorian of her class, she chose to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. At Howard, Ellison majored in Chemistry and maintained honor grades while beginning her career in government service as Employee Relations Specialist and, later, as personnel placement officer at Freedmans (now Howard University) Hospital. HeartLinks accomplishes its goal by equipping our members with numerous ways to implement heart healthy programs and activities in their communities including our Walk for Healthy Living program, Childhood Obesity Prevention program, cardiovascular risk reduction programming, and Red Dress events. In addition to her college work at Howard University where she was elected to Beta Kappa Chi National Honorary Scientific Society, Ellison attended the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Dr. Glover also has authored more than 100 articles and papers, and she is regarded as one of the nations foremost experts on corporate governance. And, she is a mother of four children and is married to Robert L. Harris, Esquire. Leonard earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology from Howard University and a Master of Science Degree from North Carolina Central University.
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