National Association of University Women


The National Association of University Women , founded in 1910, is a non-profit organization with a mission to "serve women, youth, and the disadvantaged in our communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues, and strategically partnering with allied organizations."
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History

The organization was founded in 1910 in Washington, D.C., with the original name of the College Alumnae Club. The organization's original founders were Mary Church Terrell, Nancy Fairfax Brown, Sara Winifred Brown, and Mary Cromwell.
In 1923, the organization was expanded and renamed as the National Association of College Women. In 1974, the organization updated its charter and was renamed to the National Association of University Women.
The organization is composed of African American college and university women graduates and is affiliated with the National Council of Negro Women, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, United Negro College Fund, National Coalition for Literacy, and the American Council on Education.

Presidents

Below is a partial list of presidents of the organization since 1910.
  1. Mary Church Terrell – 1910–1912
  2. Sara Winifred Brown – 1917–1919
  3. Lucy D. Slowe – 1924–1929
  4. Juanita H. Thomas – 1929–1933
  5. Vivian J. Cook – 1933–1936
  6. Helen B. Grosley – 1936–1939
  7. Hilda A. Davis – 1939–1944
  8. Alice Taylor Chandler – 1944–1949
  9. Flemmie Kittrell – 1949–1951
  10. Inez B. Brewer – 1951–1953
  11. Thelma Taylor Williams – 1953–1957
  12. Hilda A. Davis – 1957–1961
  13. Lillian W. McDaniel – 1961–1965
  14. Portia C. Bullock – 1965–1969
  15. Odessa Wright Farrell – 1969–1974
  16. Margaret Una Poché – 1974–1978
  17. Nettie S. Manning – 1978–1982
  18. Rhebena T. Castleberry – 1982–1986
  19. Carrie A. Haynes – 1986–1990
  20. Ruth R. Corbin – 1990–1994
  21. Phyllis J. Eggleston – 1994–1998
  22. Ezora J. Proctor – 1998–2002
  23. Lenore Gall – 2002–2006
  24. Ollie Johnson – 2006–2010
  25. Dolores Y. Owens – 2010–2014
  26. Evelyn L. Wright – 2014–2018
  27. Mary E. Bentley LaMar – 2018–2022
  28. Betty W. Wilkerson – 2022–Present