One Hundred Thirteenth
Spring
Commencement
Sunday Afternoon
May Twelfth
1996
One Thirty O'Clock
The Edmunds Center
DeLand, Florida
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Program
President H. Douglas Lee, Presiding
Professor Donald Musser, University Mace Bearer
Vice President James Beasley, Associate Dean Judson Stryker, and
Professor Robert W. Weickel, University Marshals
PROCESSIONAL Processional Fanfare
University Brass Ensemble
David Schmidt, Conductor and
Adjunct Professor of Music
Elgar Howarth
Invocation
Welcome
Senior Addresses
John Pelham
Director of Church Relations
H. Douglas Lee
President
Amy E. Johnson, '96
Christopher G. O'Brien, '96
Presentations
Retiring Faculty
Hand Awards for Excellence in Research
Etter McTeer Turner Award
McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching
H. Douglas Lee
Eugene S. Lubot
Provost
Eugene S. Lubot
Michael Rickman
Professor of Music
1995 Recipient
Address
The Honorable Shirley Chisholm
Please stand during the Processional and the Recessional.
Please remain at your seat during the Recessional until all graduates
have reached the exits.
For your convenience, a Quiet Room is available for small children,
when accompanied by an adult; ask any usher.
Recognitions
Honor Graduates Eugene S. Lubot
Army ROTC
Commissioned Cadets Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jack D.Woodall
Major Roger Billings
Assistant Professor of Military Science
The Conferring of Degrees H. Douglas Lee
Installation of New Alumni Gary A. Meadows
Executive Director, National Alumni Association
Alma Mater
Dear Alma Mater, smile upon thy children,
Gladly we greet thee, altogether lovely!
Peace be within thy classic halls and temples.
Hail, Alma Mater dear!
Dear Alma Mater, tenderly thy children
Gather and bring to thee gracious salutations.
Comrades, your voices lift once again in chorus;
Hail, Alma Mater dear!
Benediction James W. Beasley
Vice President for Campus Life and Enrollment Management
RECESSIONAL Fanfare Andrew Fox
University Brass Ensemble
David Schmidt, Conductor
Please stand during the Processional and the Recessional.
Please remain at your seat during the Recessional until all graduates
have reached the exits.
For your convenience, a Quiet Room is available for srrudl children,
when accompanied by an adult; ask any usher.
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Laws
Shirley Hill Chisholm
Doctor of Divinity
R. Grady Snowden, Sr.
Candidates for Degrees
Education Specialist
Dorothy Heald Oldham
Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida
Master of Arts
Cindy Louise Lovell Michaela Caitlin Mullarkey
Edgewater, Florida DeLand, Florida
Cornelia Clara Policke
DeLand, Florida
Master of Arts in Teaching
Dana Denice Rich
Port Orange, Florida
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Master of
Education
Lori Anne Riggs
DeLand, Florida
Deborah A. Stork
Ormond Beach, Florida
Howard Lane Thaw
Ponce Inlet, Florida
Master of Business Administration
Amy Louise Carr
Miami, Florida
Diane Kathleen Long
Orlando, Florida
Nieta T Cleveland
Ormond Beach, Florida
Roberta Jean Martin
Port Orange, Florida
Korosh Daryabeygi
Orebro, Sweden
Joseph P. McNamara
DeLand, Florida
Dana Christina Dougherty
DeLand, Florida
Michael Charles Myers
South Daytona, Florida
Chad Michael Dunbar
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Federico Ernesto Palle, Jr.
Boca Raton, Florida
Corinna Iris Farmer
Deltona, Florida
Marcus D. Prescott
Siesta Key, Florida
James Matthew Franzese
DeLand, Florida
Arlene Sutton Smith
DeLand, Florida
Lauren Barkan Houk
DeLand, Florida
Adam T Tadros
DeLand, Florida
William Charles Lee II
DeLand, Florida
S. Cash Ulmer
Lake Mary, Florida
Walter John Wozniak
Longwood, Florida
Master of
Accountancy
Raymond O. Bailey, Jr.
Flagler Beach, Florida
Karen Kaye Lenn
Orlando, Florida
Robin Jolie Caston
Longwood, Florida
EdmundoJ. Pustizzi
Davie, Florida
Kerry Jo French
Tavares, Florida
Scott Carl Shank
Lake Helen, Florida
Theresa Lynn Hall
DeLand, Florida
Cassandra Rose Tromley-Scalf
Port Orange, Florida
Lori Melissa Kolb
Sarasota, Florida
James Merrit Whittaker
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Bachelor of Arts
Eve Jessica Abbott
Brandon, Florida
Yuri Nicholas Mikail Beam
Hernando Beach, Florida
Eilene Corona Ahr
Deltona, Florida
Jennifer Marie Beaver
Delaware, Ohio
Heather Lynn Anderson
Melbourne, Florida
Barbara Victoria Berry
DeLand, Florida
Serena Katrina Baldacchino
Daytona Beach, Florida
Virginia Lindstrom Bishop
Atlanta, Georgia
Sandra Maria Baldwin
Ormond Beach, Florida
Gordon Wallace Blain
Sarasota, Florida
David William Barkett
Vero Beach, Florida
Anna Lee Blessing
Sarasota, Florida
John Tolbert Baucom
DeLand, Florida
Jean Keeley Blutenthal
Osprey, Florida
Robin Lynn Bauer
Sarasota, Florida
Thomas Eliot Bobalik
Kingsport, Tennessee
Bachelor of Arts ...continued
Mary Rebekah Boothe
Longwood, Florida
Thomas Francis Coyle, Jr.
Pompano Beach, Florida
Angela Sue Boudreaux
Lake Mary, Florida
Crista Angela Cueto
Orlando, Florida
Heather Jane Bowman
Jupiter, Florida
Stacy Leigh Davis
Alpharetta, Georgia
Amanda Kay Brayton
Port Charlotte, Florida
Kathryn Nell DeRienzo
Haworth, New Jersey
Tamara Masters Byrd
Silver Springs, Florida
Serge Wagner Desir, Jr.
Largo, Florida
Shane Thomas Cadden
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Sharlene Michele DiNicola
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Michele Lee Carpenter
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Laurie Anne Dorywalski
DeBary, Florida
Rhesa MeLea Carroll
Jacksonville, Florida
Amy Kathryn Downer
Oneida, New York
Amy Michelle Catt
Mount Dora, Florida
John Kevin Doyle
Barnegat, New Jersey
Heather Kay Coleman
Bradenton, Florida
Serita Michelle Duhart
Sanford, Florida
Elizabeth Ann Copeland*
Longwood, Florida
Taisia Ealy
DeBary, Florida
Maria Teresa Correa
Grand Island, Florida
Jewel Elizabeth Everett-Scherr
DeLand, Florida
Jamey Lynn Cournoyer
Deltona, Florida
Dana Marie Faircloth
Chiefland, Florida
♦Honors
Program
Bachelor of
Arts ...continued
June Margaret Farrell
Marianna, Florida
Cathy Anne Howe
McAlpin, Florida
Pamela Jean Foard
Longwood, Florida
Baboucar Jobe
DeLand, Florida
Stephanie Lynn Friese
Cuthbert, Georgia
Amy Rebecca Johns*
Gainesville, Florida
Kevin Walker Fuller
Inverness, Florida
Jennifer Lynn Johnson
Naples, Florida
George John Galante III
Port Orange, Florida
Bryan David Jones
Macon, Georgia
Erin Dale Garvin
Bethesda, Maryland
William Alan Kerns, Jr.
Sanford, Florida
Shannon Linder Gilchrist
Pompano Beach, Florida
George Christos Kezemides
New Port Richey, Florida
Adrienne Marie Hall*
DeLand, Florida
Dawn Marie Kirkwood*
Edgewater, Florida
Jaclyn Marie Hall
Tampa, Florida
Kelly Elizabeth Krause
West Palm Beach, Florida
Florence Deloris Harewood
Montserrat, BR West Indies
Kimberly Ann Krause
West Palm Beach, Florida
Catie Colleen Hart
Jacksonville, Florida
Amy LaBosco
Daytona Beach, Florida
Melissa Suzanne Hart
Nashville, Tennessee
Knsten Leah Lambert
Sarasota, Florida
Rhonda Sophia Hill
Zephyrhills, Florida
Heather Anne Lenholt
DeLand, Florida
* Honors Program
Bachelor of
Arts ...continued
Thomas Campbell Long
Lafayette, Indiana
Fred Lee Morrison
Apopka, Florida
Matthew Douglas Lott
Jacksonville, Florida
Sonya Karina Moses
Coral Springs, Florida
Kerne Ann Lynch
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
James Anthony Nicks
Jacksonville, Florida
Jennifer Ann Maira*
Port Orange, Florida
Christopher Gerard O'Brien*
Trinidad, West Indies
Kristie Lynn Marchand
Largo, Florida
Nancy Pingree Pahel
Spring Hill, Florida
Angel Marie Martinez
Dunnellon, Florida
Angela Marie Palumbo
Afton, New York
Ellen McGauley
Macclenny, Florida
David Alan Papa
Deltona, Florida
Dawn Christianna McKenna
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Brian Merle Payne
Sebring, Florida
Brian Lucas Meredith
Orlando, Florida
Ruth Laura Pearl
Orlando, Florida
Dana Sue Mier
Fall River, Massachusetts
Sharon Leigh Perkins
DeLand, Florida
Kristen Elizabeth Moody
Roswell, Georgia
Jodi Marie Rano
DeLand, Florida
Christopher Michael Heman
Morrison
Orlando, Florida
Mark Allen Repicky
Naples, Florida
Michelle Lee Richard
Orlando, Florida
* Honors Program
Bachelor of
Arts ...continued
Barbara Ann Rickmers
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Brandy Ann Stoddard
Altoona, Florida
Yovannie Noelle Rodriguez
Winter Park, Florida
Penny Ellen Stringham
DeLand, Florida
Danielle Nicole Rothbard
Jupiter, Florida
Shannon Evelyn Swem
Port Orange, Florida
Terri Lynne Rotte
Winter Springs, Florida
Beth Ann Tallarico
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Carmen Veronica Santiago
Kissimmee, Florida
Shannon Rose Teper
Bunnell, Florida
Kevin Christopher Schuck, Jr.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Tremayne Fredric Thomas
Pensacola, Florida
Thomas Evans Seeley
Greenwich, New Jersey
Cristina Torres
Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Ruiz Norodon S. Shivrattan
Deltona, Florida
Dawn Marie Turner
Orlando, Florida
Chad Louis Shoemaker
Delray Beach, Florida
Carolina Valdes
Paitilla, Panama
Christina Clair Skelton
Leesburg, Florida
Tara Ann Valente
Baltimore, Maryland
Danita Linda Smith
South Daytona, Florida
James Vassiliadis
Orlando, Florida
Heidi Melissa Sputh
DeLand, Florida
Tracy Lynn Vinson
East Palatka, Florida
Joyce Anne St. Thomas
Cooper City, Florida
Ehren Lee Wallhoff
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Bachelor
of Arts ...continued
Rachel Kathryn Ward
DeLand, Florida
James Littlejohn Williams
Orlando, Florida
Kristyn Kay Whetstone
Clearwater, Florida
Brent Roy Willis
DeLand, Florida
Kim Marie Whitaker
Hollywood, Florida
Shana Lynn Workman
Seminole, Florida
Chad David Wilkinson
Ft. Myers, Florida
Louisa Ann Wright
Deltona, Florida
El
isa Ann Zepeda
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Bachelor of Science
Clint Revers Adams
Lakeland, Florida
Jennifer Anne Badgley
New Port Richey, Florida
Sofiya Alahassan
Silver Springs, Maryland
Dena Dea Baker*
Destin, Florida
Constantine Ananiadis
Athens, Greece
Thamina Baker
Sanford, Florida
Farhad K. Babazadeh
Daytona Beach Shores,
Florida
Joseph Sebastian Bacsa
Belle Mead, New Jersey
James Francis Barra
Canton, Massachusetts
Heather Marie Barrs
Gainesville, Florida
*
\ lonors Program
Bachelor of
Science ...continued
Kristin Diane Bartholomew
Apopka, Florida
Laurie Anne Dorywalski
DeBary, Florida
Jeffery Allen Bates
Lehigh Acres, Florida
Deborah Joanne Dubendorff
DeLand, Florida
Barbara Ann Beech
DeLand, Florida
Amy Beth Hessler
Tampa, Florida
Ryan James Bennett
DeLand, Florida
Sean Patrick Hobbs
Maitland, Florida
Robin Elizabeth Blackmer
Sarasota, Florida
Elizabeth Charity Hogen
Orlando, Florida
Marci Alison Booth
Oldsmar, Florida
John Thomas Holsombach*
Heathrow, Florida
Melinda Lee Bradford
Lake Park, Georgia
Amy Elizabeth Johnson*
Decatur, Georgia
Erin Fromm Buchholz
Ft. Myers, Florida
Katheryn Knutson
Melbourne, Florida
Dimitri Cosmios
Athens, Greece
Lauren Leigh Konitzer
Hollywood, Florida
Richard Steven Costa, Jr.
DeLand, Florida
Jorge Antonio Lamarche
Port Orange, Florida
Gerald Stanley DeGray, Jr.
Longwood, Florida
Alexander Edward LaTour
Orlando, Florida
Erin Ann Dineen
Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Cynthia Chesney Lucas
Longwood, Florida
*H<
mors Program
Bachelor
OF
Science ...continued
Robert Craig Mannion
Roswell, Georgia
Ali Marie Rabatsky
DeLand, Florida
Sheila Maureen McDonough
Richmond Hill, New York
Bryan Alexander Regar
Tampa, Florida
James Anthony Murphy IV
Lake Mary, Florida
Mark George Reynolds
Sayre, Oklahoma
Heather Marie Niemas
Orlando, Florida
Allison Elizabeth Righter
DeLeon Springs, Florida
Christopher Gerard O'Brien*
Trinidad, West Indies
Jennifer Joy Roth
Hollywood, Florida
Deborah Louise Orchard
Sarasota, Florida
Carrie Michelle Rowland
Orlando, Florida
Juan Jose Ornelas
Fellsmere, Florida
James Timothy Rybinski
DeLand, Florida
Mercedes Pacheco*
Davie, Florida
Melody Sue Schindler
Lake Worth, Florida
Amish Ashwin Patel
Warren, Rhode Island
Efran Schraeder
Destin, Florida
Elena Christine Pfarr
Loveland, Ohio
Tiffany Amanda Smith*
Ft. Myers, Florida
Donald Glenn Purcell
Crystal River, Florida
Darby Jayne Stewart
Dunedin, Florida
Peter Gabriel Stickney
Naples, Florida
*H
mors Program
Bachelor of Science ...continued
Arthur Laurence Sweeney III
Stephanie Michelle Vann
Miami, Florida
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Susanne Tomas
Michele Marie Wallace
DeLand, Florida
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Steven Maurice Van Hook
Sean James Welch
Winter Haven, Florida
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Bachelor
of Music
Riselle Bain
Armand Melnbardis
DeLand, Florida
Riga, Latvia
Roosevelt Richard Escalante, Jr.
William Shane Phillips
Lehigh Acres, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Lori Ann Fuller
Mark Thomas Reed
Bossier City, Louisiana
Dade City, Florida
Kristin Alicia Ludecke
Robert White Robinson
Eustis, Florida
Columbus, Ohio
Kevin Robert Manderville
Ryan Daniel Storms
Palatka, Florida
Dade City, Florida
Robert William Tudor
New
Smyrna Beach, Florida
Bachelor of
Music Education
Erin Elizabeth Bailey
Ormond Beach, Florida
Edward George Kingfield, Jr.
Melbourne, Florida
Aaron Robert Choate
Conway, Arkansas
John Mark Perrine
Merritt Island, Florida
Raymond Lai Diaz
Bushnell, Florida
Ranae Michelle Risley
Merritt Island, Florida
William Todd Henry
Sarasota, Florida
Carmen Judith Rivera
Deltona, Florida
Julia Davidson Hood
Port Orange, Florida
Charles Michael Roesch
Rockledge, Florida
Joel Clinton Houseman
Riverview, Florida
Stacey Renee Wheeler
South Daytona, Florida
Nancy Jane Kerner
Lehigh Acres, Florida
Joanna Carol Williams
Conway, Arkansas
Bachelor of Business Administration
Nicole Renee Abbruscato
Burnsville, Minnesota
Heather Jean Bergnes
Winter Haven, Florida
Lorie Etheldra Bailey Brown
Savannah, Georgia
Kerry Devon Blackshear
Fort Pierce, Florida
Christopher Lee Balmer
Edgewater, Florida
Allison Mac Do we 11 Boulware
Tavares, Florida
Stephen Preston Barnett
Cape Coral, Florida
Shannon Renee Bowling
Jacksonville, Florida
Guadalupe Barragan-Santana
Santa Ana, California
David William Brookes
Newtown, Connecticut
John Stephen Bender
Cincinnati, Ohio
George Sidney Broward
Jacksonville, Florida
Bachelor of Business Administration ...continued
Edgar Rollins Brown II
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Michael John Doyle
Vero Beach, Florida
Wendy Renee Brown
Clearwater, Florida
Kerri Ann Durney
Orlando, Florida
Bradford Gibbons Budd
Marietta, Georgia
John Christopher Durrant, Jr.
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Davina Kay Burns
Orange City, Florida
Dawn Marie Favero
St. Petersburg, Florida
Maria Cappelli
St. Petersburg, Florida
Brett Benton Feinstein
Belize, Central America
Keith William Carter
DeLand, Florida
Emily Claire Fisher
DeLand, Florida
Sean Andrew Casperson
Tampa, Florida
Lamilia Marquerita Ford
Orlando, Florida
Melanie Denise Cook
Calhan, Colorado
Crystal Joy Freed
Stuart, Florida
Glenda Charak Daugherty
DeLand, Florida
Sharon Marie Fusick
Crystal River, Florida
Marisol De La Sancha
Barberville, Florida
Christina Lynn Gawron
Orlando, Florida
Kenneth David DeNicolo
South Windsor, Connecticut
Angela Marie Gay
Jacksonville, Florida
Kimberly Dawn DeVore
Ft. Myers, Florida
Charles James Gehrke, Jr.
Marietta, Georgia
Joseph Ishmael Distel
Newnan, Georgia
James Robert Haskins
Key West, Florida
Bachelor of Business Administration ...continued
Mark Aaron Helmling
Ponce Inlet, Florida
Matthew Arthur Helmling
Ponce Inlet, Florida
Abigail Marie Hodge
Farmington, Connecticut
Zachary Stephen Hoover
Short Hills, New Jersey
Robert Douglas Hostetler
Orlando, Horida
Charisse Raquel Jackson
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Brian Michael Jarrard
DeLand, Florida
Timothy Harrison Johns
Orlando, Florida
Leonard Sammuel Jordan III
Ormond Beach, Florida
Joy Ann Joseph
Fern Park, Horida
Curd Bryan Kooyman
Curacao, Netherlands
Antilles
Erik Jason Kraby
Deltona, Florida
Barbara Louise Lambright
South Daytona, Florida
Shawn Dwight Langrick
DeLand, Florida
Mario Rocco Lanzisera
Bayville, New York
Frank Thomas Leistner
Delray Beach, Horida
Matthew David Lighttiser
Granville, Ohio
Jason Frederick Longo
Palm Beach, Florida
Brian David Lucas
Ft. Myers, Florida
Sonya Michelle Marino
Ft. Myers, Florida
Carolyn Marie Mengel
Winter Springs, Florida
Melissa Renee Miller
Palm Harbor, Florida
Karl Filip Morawski
Naples, Florida
Hiroki Morikawa
Casselberry, Florida
Bachelor of Business Administration ...continued
Michael Shane Murray
Naples, Florida
Gilbert James Rooth
Largo, Florida
Quynh-Loan Thi Nguyen
St. Petersburg, Florida
Jonathan David Ross
Sarasota, Florida
Marshall Farrokh Ollia
Lakeland, Florida
Melissa Anne Ross
Sarasota, Florida
Paula Renee Parker
Jacksonville, Florida
Mark Scott Rotondaro
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Esben Winther Pedersen
Aabenraa, Denmark
Sharla Denise Ruland
Waco, Texas
Robert Delmas Picard III
Ocala, Florida
Taucier Ann Smalls
Crestview, Florida
Robert Anthony Prather
Brandon, Florida
Luiz Felipe Moreira de Souza
Curitiba, Brazil
William Patrick Premock
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Marti Russell Stuedle
Louisville, Kentucky
David Alexander Rakowski*
Memphis, Tennessee
Nathan Niles Surface
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Joanna Skladzien Reeley
Palm Coast, Florida
Paul Landry Svilokos
Englewood, Florida
Michael Christopher Rodenburg
Nassau, Bahamas
Chadwick Robert Taberner
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Patricia Denisse Rodriguez-Mena
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Richard Mark Romine
Ormond Beach, Florida
Niki Victoria Taurel
Barbados, West Indies
Brian Lewis Trimyer
Danville, Virginia
*Honors
Program
Bachelor of Business Administration ...continued
Jeffrey Jerome Vail
Satellite Beach, Florida
Robin Caroline Van Winkel
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Susan Varkey
Orlando, Florida
James Vassiliadis
Orlando, Florida
Tina Marie Villanova
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Giliane Marie Laurence
Vital-Heme
Port au Prince, Haiti
William Henry Wendell, Jr.
Orlando, Florida
Jennifer Lynn Wilber
Swanzey, New Hampshire
Juli Catherine Williams
Mt. Plymouth, Florida
William Andrew Wood III
DeLand, Florida
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Graduation Honors
Summa Cum Laude
Stephen Preston Barnett
Elizabeth Ann Copeland
Jewel Elizabeth Everett-Scherr
Adrienne Marie Hall
Nancy Jane Kerner
Sonya Michelle Marino
Esben Winther Pedersen
Mark Thomas Reed
Ranae Michelle Risley
Christina Clair Skelton
Shannon Rose Teper
Robert William Tudor
Dawn Marie Turner
Joanna Carol Williams
Magna Cum Laude
Riselle Bain
Kristin Diane Bartholomew
Robin Lynn Bauer
Angela Sue Boudreaux
Aaron Robert Choate
Brett Benton Feinstein
Amy Rebecca Johns
Leonard Sammuel Jordan III
Jorge Antonio Lamarche
Jennifer Ann Maira
Angel Marie Martinez
Melissa Renee Miller
Christopher Michael Heman Morrison
Christopher Gerard O'Brien
Paula Renee Parker
Amish Ashwin Patel
Patricia Denisse Rodriguez-Mena
Carrie Michelle Rowland
Tiffany Amanda Smith
Marti Russell Stuedle
Steven Maurice Van Hook
Stephanie Michelle Vann
Stacey Renee Wheeler
Jennifer Lynn Wilber
Shana Lynn Workman
Graduation Honors ...continued
Cum Laude
Heather Lynn Anderson
Jennifer Anne Badgley
John Stephen Bender
Ryan James Bennett
Mary Rebekah Boothe
Allison MacDowell Boulware
Melinda Lee Bradford
Amanda Kay Brayton
Amy Michelle Catt
Crista Angela Cueto
Pamela Jean Foard
Stephanie Lynn Friese
Lori Ann Fuller
Angela Marie Gay
Jaclyn Marie Hall
Amy Beth Hessler
Julia Davidson Hood
Lauren Leigh Konitzer
Kristin Alicia Ludecke
Dawn Christianna McKenna
Brian Lucas Meredith
Mercedes Pacheco
Robert Anthony Prather
Richard Mark Romine
Sharla Denise Ruland
Susanne Tomas
Tara Ann Valente
William Henry Wendell, Jr.
The Honorable Shirley Chisholm
Widely known as the first African
American woman to seek a major political
party nomination as President of the United
States, Shirley Chisholm began her political
career at the lowest rung of the ladder. It
was in Brooklyn's "boss-run Democratic
clubhouses," as she described it, that she
began establishing her reputation as a
questioner of inequities and as a self-
described trouble-making maverick — but
one to be reckoned with.
Born in New York, Chisholm grew up
in Brooklyn where her Barbadian parents
survived depression and poverty to give
their children college educations. It was during these formative years that her
racial awareness grew into a resolve to do something meaningful for the black
community.
She began her career in politics in the early 1950's, rising, by strength of will
and unswerving belief in purpose, from local clubhouse worker to New York State
Assemblywoman to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1972, Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm made history by seriously campaigning for the Democratic
party nomination for U.S. President, the first woman of her race to do so.
In February 1982, Rep. Chisholm announced her decision not to seek re-
election to Congress, citing a longstanding intention not to remain in politics
throughout her productive and creative life. Instead, by writing, teaching,
lecturing and traveling, she hopes to create "a new national state of mind that
demands peace, prosperity, and equality for all Americans." She cunently holds
the Purington Chair at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and lives part
of the year in Palm Coast, Florida.
She is the author of two books: UNBOUGHT AND UNBOSSED, her
autobiography; and THE GOOD FlGHT, the story of her 1972 bid for the
presidency. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Brooklyn College, and
received the master of arts degree and a professional diploma in educational
supervision from Columbia University. She has received honorary doctorates
from 3 1 institutions.
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