TITLE
Title
RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DR. SANDRA CARLTON ALEXANDER
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Chairman Melvin "Skip"Alston
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF SANDRA CARLTON ALEXANDER
WHEREAS, Dr. Sandra Carlton Alexander departed this life at the age of 74 on June 10, 2022, but will be celebrated and remembered for her many achievements and contributions to Greensboro and Guilford County; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was born on July 26, 1947 in the town of Warsaw, in eastern North Carolina and was raised on the family farm in Duplin County. She was an excellent student at Douglas High School in Warsaw, graduating as Class President and Valedictorian before making her way to Greensboro in 1965 to attend North Carolina A&T State University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander graduated at the top of her class from A&T University in 1969 before the valedictorian moved on to Harvard University for a master's degree in English and later to the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Ph.D.; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander became a Full Professor of English and Director of Freshman Advisement at A&T, later being named co-chair of the English Department, and earned The North Carolina A&T Outstanding Teacher of The Year Award and was also awarded The Excellence in Teaching Medallion from the University North Carolina Board of Governors; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was awarded the Woman in Business Award from
The Women’s Resource Center and the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was known as a renaissance woman who held
many different titles from professor - scholar and author, to inventor, business-
woman, entrepreneur and local politician. She found the time and resources to motivate hundreds of teens as founder and director of the Saturday Heritage
Academy Program at Genesis Baptist Church. Also, as well, initiating and advising the Pregnant Teen Mothers Program as a YMCA board member; and
WHEREAS...
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