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Santiago Negron, Nancy (June 1987) Chief of Thompson, Anne Jenkins (January 1952) First
the External Affairs Office of Opportunity African-American woman to be a Judge in the U.
Finance Network, which provides more than $5 S. District Court of New Jersey. Later President
billion to finance community projects. Judge. Inducted in 2008.
Previously held high government posts.
Inducted in 2014. *Tucker, C. DeLores Nottage (June 1946)
First African American woman to be Secretary of
Sloviter, Dolores Korman (January 1950) State of Pennsylvania. Outstanding activist for
Attorney, first woman Judge of the
Third Circuit Court of Appeals and civil rights and women's rights.
first woman President of this Court. Inducted in 2002.
Inducted in 2004.
Watts, Rosalyn Jones Watts (June
Strauss, Zoe (June 1987) Artist 1955) First African American to
and photographer (who believes in receive tenure at University of
her art with people in every walk of Pennsylvania Nursing School.
life), educator, and author. Recipient of the Lindback Award for
Inducted in 2014. distinguished teaching. Inducted in
2002.
Strokoff, Sandra (June 1967) Whyche-Shaw, Oren (June 1967)
Attorney, first woman to serve as Senior Advisor, Office of African
Legislative Counsel to the U.S. Nations at the United States
House of Representatives. Department of the Treasury. Inducted
Inducted in 2010. in 2014.
Theophano, Janet Schwarz Lisa Aversa Richette Winston, Judith Marianno (June
(January 1961) University of 1961) Served on President Clinton's
Pennsylvania professor and Initiative on Race and as
administrator, folklore expert, Undersecretary and General Counsel
prolific author of books and articles. of United States Department of
Inducted in 2006. Education. Inducted in 2014.
Thomas Smith, Vanessa (June 1973) First *Deceased
African American female ringmaster in circus
history. Managing Director of the Philadanco
Dance Company. Inducted in 2008.
Distinguished Daughters 2012
Seated: Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble,
Jonelle Procope, Norma Molitch Deull,
Dorothy Goldstein Kapenstein (Committee
Chair), Merrill Dyshel Hakim (Alumnae
Association President).
Standing: Dr. Parthenia Moore (Principal),
Dr. Brenda Alston-Mills, Ellen Polsky
(accepting for Doris Blumberg Polsky and
Shirley Blumberg Melvin), Alma Kuppinger
Forman, Gladys Baskerville
(accepting for Wanda Nesbitt), Dr. Evelyn
Wiener, Dr. Annette Tyree Debisette.
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