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Spelman College Alumnae Honor Ruth Harvey Brown
RUTH HARVEY BROWN ...Scholarship In Her Honor at Spelman
Darele Brown Campbell and The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Na- tional Alumnae Association of Spel- man College have endowed a scholarship to honor Mrs. Ruth Harvey Brown, who was an ele- mentary school educator and admin- istrator, and co-owner of College Hill Pharmacy, an East Tampa institu- tion.
After graduating from Middleton High School in 1949, Mrs. Brown continued a family tradition and went to Atlanta, GA to attend Spelman College. She was a well-rounded and active student at Spelman. In 1953, she graduated, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a minor in Spanish.
Her career began as a second grade teacher at College Hill Elemen- tary School, now Lockhart Elemen- tary, where she served as a Brownie Girl Scout Troop Leader and taught summer school reading.
Mrs. Brown furthered her edu- cation at Columbia University, New York, New York, earning a Master’s Degree and University of Florida, earning an Education Specialist De- gree.
She continued nurturing the
SEANA DEAS
...First Scholarship Recipient
young minds and lives of elementary school children as a Learning Special- ist at J. W. Bryan Learning Center and School Principal at Jackson Heights Elementary and Thomas Edison Elementary Schools. Mrs. Brown retired after thirty-two years of service in the Hillsborough County School System.
As an alumna of Spelman College, Mrs. Brown eagerly committed her time, talent and treasures to her beloved Alma Mater. Some of her many achievements include: recogni- tion as a leadership donor at Spelman reunion celebrations, Life Member of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College and a charter mem- ber of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the NAASC.
Spelman Alumna Anna Ivery Beauford said, “Mrs. Brown worked endlessly by encouraging local alumna to help her establish our charter, rebuild our chapter, and keep our beloved Spelman College in the forefront of today’s young women who are college bound”.
The Ruth Harvey Brown Scholar- ship is awarded to a Spelman senior, who is an early childhood education major. The applicant must write an
Lauren Fleming, Darele Campbell, Ray Campbell, and Gregory Fleming.
NAASC Tampa Bay Chapter - left to right: Stephanie Williams, LaToi Ware Jour- ney, Joyce Green, Eva Tyler, Robin Burton, Valerie Cherry, Darele Brown Campbell, and Anna Ivery Beauford.
essay titled, “The Importance of Early Childhood Education for the African- American Child.”
The inaugural $1,000.00 scholar- ship was presented to Miss Seana Deas, a native of Stone Mountain,
GA, a lifelong member of Girl Scouts of America, and an honor student at Spelman. Currently, she is research- ing the effects of parental involve- ment on the success of elementary age students, particularly those with
disabilities. Her future career plans are to teach elementary school, earn a master’s degree in special education with a concentration on behavioral disabilities, earn a doctorate degree in educational leader- ship, and become a school level administrator.
Mrs. Darele Brown Campbell says, “It is so sa- tisfying for my family to honor my mother through a finan- cial award to an outstanding Spelman scholar such as Seana. Her current activities and career goals mirror my mother’s intentions to create a desire for learning in chil- dren at the beginning of their school experience. I have no doubt, Seana will be a suc- cessful and effective leader in the field of early childhood ed- ucation.”
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