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The 2016 Distinguished Daughters
Court of Honor Ceremony
October 28, 2016

By Marcia L. Hinton

Seated from left: Marietta Simpson, Annie B. Andrews, Dr. Miriam Balaban, Dr. Parthenia Moore, Dorothy Kapenstein (Co-
chair, Distinguished Daughters Committee), Joan Parker Frizzell, and Penny Glackman.
Standing from left: Dave Hatch & Carl Jackson (accepting for Minnie McNeal Kenny), Dr. Monica Johnson Taylor, (accepting
for Pauline Oberdorfer Minor), Celeste Johnson (accepting for Carole Y. Johnson), Oren Wyche-Shaw (Co-chair, Distinguished
Daughters Committee), Keisha Chandler (board member Alumnae Association), and Julie Gold.

Principal and GHS alumna, Dr. Parthenia Annie B. Andrews (June 1977) Retired
Moore kicked off the Distinguished Rear Admiral of the US Navy is only the
Daughters ceremony by greeting the 3rd African American female to achieve
junior & senior classes, the 262 and 261 that rank in the Navy. Admiral Andrews
respectively. Dr. Moore yielded much of reminded our girls that "Girls’ High, the
her speaking time to senior Believe world is waiting for you to take your
Bangala, who sang for everyone, place, not just at the table, but at the
accompanied by Ms. Aish. Oren head of the table." With her service
Whyche-Shaw, a 2014 Distinguished awards as proof, Admiral Andrews has
Daughter Court of Honor inductee and taken her place at the head of the table.
Co-chair of the Distinguished Daughters Her career decorations include three
Committee, performed as the Master of Legion of Merit awards, two Defense
Ceremonies. Meritorious Service Medals, the

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