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2. Education. University of California. Sonoma State University. Virginia Strom-Martin (born March 29, 1948) served in the California state Assembly [1] [2] from 1996 until she was termed out in 2002. She has been a member of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board since February 5, 2003. She was appointed by former Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson .
Storer College was a historically Black college in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, that operated from 1867 to 1955. A national icon for Black Americans, in the town where the 'end of American slavery began', as Frederick Douglass famously put it, [2] it was a unique institution whose focus changed several times.
Clara Olivia Byrd was born on June 22, 1886, in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was the daughter of Charles and Malvina Carey ( née Braxton) Byrd. In 1905, she married William Baker, sexton of Bruton Parish Church. [3] Together, they had four children. [4] Education. Baker earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Hampton Institute ...
Designated VLR. March 20, 1979 [ 3] Saint Paul's College was a private historically black college in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Saint Paul's College opened its doors on September 24, 1888, originally training students as teachers and for agricultural and industrial jobs. By the late 20th century, Saint Paul's College offered undergraduate degrees ...
Frostburg State University ( FSU) is a public university in Frostburg, Maryland. [ 6] The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highlands. Founded in 1898 by Maryland State Senator, John Leake, Frostburg was selected because the ...
Einar Hille. Evelyn Boyd Granville (May 1, 1924 – June 27, 2023) was the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university; [2] she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. She graduated from Smith College in 1945. [3] [4] [5] She performed pioneering work in the field of computing.
The elementary division of Eastern Mennonite School is part of the Blue Ridge Area Athletics Association. BRAAA is a group of area Christian elementary schools who have come together to provide team competition in sports. [10] The elementary division has two seasons including fall soccer and winter basketball.
The Rockingham Educational Foundation provides a Teacher Supply Depot for classroom teachers. The Depot is a warehouse where teachers can select hundreds of free items for classroom usage. Summer Science Camps are conducted at all elementary schools through a contribution from Merck & Company, Inc. to the Rockingham Educational Foundation, Inc.