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A Bennett College Black History Moment. Brought to you by @dpartur
DR. WILLA BEATRICE PLAYER! ✊🏽
In 1956, Willa B. Player was inaugurated as the president of #BennettCollege, College (1962); Doctor of Laws, Morehouse College (1963), Doctor of Laws, Albion College (1963)1/4
DR. WILLA BEATRICE PLAYER! ✊🏽
In 1956, Willa B. Player was inaugurated as the president of #BennettCollege, College (1962); Doctor of Laws, Morehouse College (1963), Doctor of Laws, Albion College (1963)1/4
making her the FIRST African-American woman in the United States to be selected as president of an accredited, four-year liberal arts college! 💪🏽‼️💙🔔
Willa Beatrice Player was an African-American educator, college administrator, college president, civil rights activist, 2/4
Willa Beatrice Player was an African-American educator, college administrator, college president, civil rights activist, 2/4
and in 1966 was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as the first female Director of the Division of College Support in the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, serving until 1986. She received several honorary doctorates during her career: 3/4
Doctor of Laws, Ohio Wesleyan University (1953); Doctor of Laws, Lycoming Doctor of Humane Letters, Keuka College (1967); Doctor of Humane Letter, UNCG (1969); Doctor of Public Service, Prairie AMU (1971).
Willa Player died August 29, 2003. #StandWithBennett 4/4
Willa Player died August 29, 2003. #StandWithBennett 4/4
