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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Lincoln University’s Dr. Judith A. W. Thomas, dean of the school of social science and behavioral studies, was one of 50 women selected to have her portrait displayed in The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP).
A native of New Kensington, Pa., Dr. Thomas has provided distinguished service to Lincoln University for more than three decades. She previously served as professor and chair of the education department and interim vice president for enrollment planning and student life. Prior to joining the ranks at Lincoln University, Dr. Thomas taught English, Spanish, and debate in the Highlands School District in Natrona Heights, as the first African-American teacher in that area.
The exhibition showcases remarkable women in Pennsylvania who were featured in the book Voices: African American and Latina Women Share their Stories of Success.
The collection ranges from women within the fields of law, medicine, education, science, business, the arts and entertainment, technology and the non-profit arena. In the book, the women talk directly to girls in their own “voices,” telling the stories of what inspired them. Thomas is featured alongside other leaders such as Justice Cynthia Baldwin, Joan Myers Brown, Blondell Reynolds Brown, and Renee Chenault-Fattah.
The book and exhibition are a result of an initiative of The Pennsylvania Commission for Women to raise visibility of issues important to Pennsylvania women and girls. This initiative of the Pennsylvania Commission for Women can be experienced at AAMP through November 13, 2010.
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Lincoln University – founded in 1854 as the nation’s first Historically Black University – combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. The University enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Internationally recognized for preparing learners and producing world-class leaders in their fields, Lincoln has created five academic Centers of Excellence-programs of distinctions. They are: Lincoln-Barnes Visual Arts, Grand Research Educational Awareness and Training (GREAT) for Minority Health, Mass Communications, Teacher Education and Urban Pedagogy and Business and Information Technology.