2018 Bobbie L. Lang Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony
BY GWENDOLYN J. BRANTLEY
Ten nominees were inducted and enshrined at the African American Education Archives and History Program Bobbie L. Lang Hall of Fame Luncheon at the Hilton Garden Hill (Duncanville) on Saturday, April 14, 2018: Mary Holland Bolden, Johnnie B. Brashear, Robert Earl Craft, Betty Glover, Rachel Lee McGee, Carla Ranger, Dr. Velma Prince Smith, Wanda Jean Meshack Smith, Robert Ward and Dr. Claude Randolph Williams, Sr.
Awards and medallions were presented to the inductees by AAEAHP, U. S. Congresswoman Eddie B. Johnson, State Senator Royce West and State Representatives Yvonne Davis and Helen Giddings.
The Honorable John Wiley Price, Dallas County Commissioner, District 3 served as Master of Ceremonies and Vonceil Jones-Hill was part of the presentations. Norma Adams-Wade introduced elected officials.
AAEAHP volunteers have resulted in 146 individuals being inducted into the AAEAHP Hall of Fame. A permanent pictorial exhibition of inductees (2004-2017) is located in the Helen Giddings Solarium
in the African American Museum in historic Fair Park.
The Alfred L. Roberts, Sr. Scholarship Program presented scholarships to Rachel Clifton (Wilmer Hutchins High School- attending Texas A & M University), Ayomide Oyefeso (Carter High School- attending University of North Texas). The Robert L. Price Scholarship was awarded to Chelsee Gibson (Townview Center- attending University of Houston). The Shirley Ison-Newsome Book Scholarship was awarded to Destiny Dawson (Cedar Hill High School- attending University of North Texas). The students plan to major in the field of education.
The leaders of the Hall of Fame Committee are Dr. Roscoe C. Smith, Chairman and Gwendolyn J. Brantley, Co-Chair.
For additional information including the 2019 Nomination Form, contact, Dr. Alfred L. Roberts, Sr., P. O. Box 411091, Dallas, Texas 75241 or president@aaeahp.org.
