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Alabama, Michigan and appointed to the Coweta of Mitchell-Baker County
Tennessee) before retiring County Public Library Board. Retired Educators. A
from teaching. She An avid baker, she has consummate community
designed and taught the earned numerous awards for volunteer, she is musician
“Wellness Program in the her desserts and named for the Community choir
Dyerburg City Schools Finalist in US Chef Open a private tutor and registers
System and served as Bake-Off Competition voters.
Customer Satisfaction (1990). Daisy has also been
Manager at their family- honored by her church by *Rev. Merchuria Chase
owned Ford dealership (with her church for her service Williams, Ph.D, a social
hubby, George, Morehouse, and currently is Director of justice advocate and
C’69) in Dyersburg, TN while Vacation Bible School. proponent for public schools
rearing two successful as the bedrock of
daughters. Jaan Thomas taught
school 31 years in her democracy, spent 37 years
Daisy Smith returned hometown of Camilla, as an educator in Atlanta
home to Newman, Georgia Georgia. The mother of a Public Schools. As
where she retired as a public Morehouse graduate, Jaan Coordinator of Media
school teacher where she serves as President of the Services, she oversaw the
was named Teacher of the Mitchell County NAACP, automation of all library
Year at Evans Middle Secretary of the local media centers in the district
School and Academic Democratic Party, President bringing Internet to some
Volunteer of the Year by the of the Albany Alumnae students who were victims of
Coweta County Association Association of Spelman the digital divide. She was
of Retired Educator and College and Past President elected president of the
Georgia Association of
