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45 | P A T R I C I A   R A E   M E R R I T T   W H A T L E Y

            Vocalist/Actress
                   •  National Member – Actors’ Equity Association

                   •  Recording Artist – Children’s Songs and Gospel Songs

                   •  PBS TV Personality – Presented a One-Woman Show – Portrait of Three Women – Miami, Florida
                   •  Actor – God’s Favorite with Godfrey Cambridge – Coconut Grove Playhouse – Miami, Florida

                   •  Featured Soloist – Mount Tabor Baptist Church Choir with Director Roscoe Speed performing with the Miami Beach

                       Symphony Orchestra – Miami, Florida
                   •  Solo Concerts – Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida as well as Nashville, Tennessee

                   •  Solo Concert – Heritage Jubilee – Seminole Community College – Sanford, Florida

                   •  Member of The Christians – Performed for tours in Harrisburg and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Wheeling, West Virginia;
                       Daytona Beach, Florida; and Brunswick, Georgia

                   •  Performer – For Local and National Organizations:
                       −  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

                       −  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

                       −  Jack and Jill, Inc.
                       −  Numerous Church and Civic Organizations


            Awards

                   •  “Humanitarian Award” – NAACP Local Chapter – Sanford, Florida

                   •  “Outstanding Contributions to Exceptional Student Education Award” – Seminole County Schools – Sanford, Florida
                   •  “Community Service Award” – Florida Teaching Profession of the National Education Association of Tallahassee, Florida

                       – Presentation in Orlando, Florida

                   •  “Comas Award” – International Reading Association for Building Self-Esteem Through Literature – Presentation at The
                       Clarion Hotel – Orlando, Florida
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