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President @ 1st National Convention; Graduate Chapters Were Authorized
Who is:
Sadie T.M. Alexander
Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years
Who is:
Ethel Lamay Calimese
Hired First Executive Director; Five point project established
Who is:
Dorothy Irene Height
Established GEMS
Who is:
Louise Rice
Current national president and CEO for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc
Who is:
Beverly Smith
Established National Commission Arts & Letters
Who is:
Lillian Pierce Benbow
Implemented the Science an Everyday Experience Program & On-line registration implemented
Who is:
Gwendolyn E. Boyd
Appointed to Civil Rights Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Frankie Muse Freeman
Established National Headquarters
Who is:
Jeanette Triplett Jones
Formed partnership with Habitat for Humanity
Who is:
Bertha M. Roddey
Implemented Capital Funds Campaign
Who is: Mona H. Bailey
Known as a leader with a servant's heart
Who is:
Cynthia M.A. Butler McIntyre
Burned mortgage of Delta's first HQ building
Who is:
Dorothy Penman Harrison
DREF granted NGO status at the United Nations; Special emphasis on reclamation & retention
Who is:
Yvonne Kennedy
Established the Teen Lift Program
Who is:
Geraldine Pittman Woods
Created office of 2nd Vice President
Who is:
H. Elsie Austin
Commissioned Fortitude
Who is:
Dr. Thelma T. Daley
National Pan-Hellenic Council formed
Who is:
Anna Johnson Julian
Delta became actively involved in the civil rights movement during her presidency
Who is:
Vivian Osborne Marsh
Purchased War Bonds and Ambulances
Who is:
Mae Wright Peck Williams
Omega Omega established as a Memorial Chapter; Regional Conferences approved
Who is :
Dorothy Pelham Beckley
Leadership Academy
Who is:
Hortense G. Canady
Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy started during her tenure
Hon. Marcia L. Fudge
Appointed/Served on several commissions by President: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
Who is:
Jeanne L. Noble
National Boards created as a part of the organizational structure
Who is:
Gladys Byram Shepherd