Miami University President Greg Crawford announced Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins will be this year’s spring commencement speaker. The announcement came on Friday, Feb. 19 during a Board of Trustees meeting.
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Miami University will honor NBA executive and basketball icon Wayne Embry (Miami ’58) and his late wife, Terri Embry (Miami ’60), with the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award. The award is bestowed by Miami each year upon a distinguished leader who has inspired the nation to advance civil rights and social justice. Photo: Jeff Sabo
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Feb 18, 2021 Miami University to honor Wayne Embry and his late wife, Terri, with the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award
By Margo Kissell, university news and communications
Miami University will honor NBA executive and basketball icon Wayne Embry (Miami ’58) and his late wife, Terri Embry (Miami ’60), with the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award. The award is bestowed by Miami University each year upon a distinguished leader who has inspired the nation to advance civil rights and social justice.
Miami University names Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins spring commencement speaker Former president of League of Women Voters, voting rights activist to speak May 15
Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, in her 1974 Western College yearbook photo (left) and now (images courtesy Jefferson-Jenkins).
Miami University President Greg Crawford has announced that Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins will be the commencement speaker at Miami’s spring ceremony. The university has not yet announced a decision on whether the ceremony, slated for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 15, will be in-person or virtual as officials continue to monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the feasibility of large gatherings.
Jefferson-Jenkins, a 1974 Western College for Women graduate, was elected as the 15th national president of the League of Women Voters in 1998, serving two terms and also chairing the League of Women Voters Education Fund. She was the first woman of color to be elected president.
ONLINE: Centennial Challenges
press release:Â Join us for a celebration of LWV of Dane Countyâs 100-year anniversary and for lively conversations about the challenges ahead. Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, the first LWVUS president of African-American descent and author of
The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters, will share her thoughts on âFinishing the Fight: Now?â Madison poet laureate Fabu will share her tribute in honor of the LWVDC Centennial.
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Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, Ph.D., is an educator, activist, advocate, author, historian, and a national and international speaker on womenâs history, womenâs suffrage, elections, African-American history. She served as the 15th President of the League of Women Voters of the United States and Chair of the League of Women Voters Education Fund, 1998-2002. A native of Ohio, Dr. Jefferson-Jenkins has been a League member since 1982 and is the