Bernice Hutcherson

is honored with a Medium Paver from A/AAFSA.

The African/African American Faculty/Staff Association is an organization that is interested in creating and maintaining an environment conducive to cultural diversity. The purpose of the organization is to promote awareness of issues and concerns of the African/African American community to assure that the African American community has the opportunity to make the fullest contribution to the mission of the university; to encourage the professional development of the African/African American faculty/staff; to educate the university community about all forms of racism, discrimination and multicultural issues; and to assist WSU in recruiting and retaining African/African American faculty, staff and students.

We have chosen to recognize three women in our campus community that exemplify the purpose of our organization. These women are Deltha Q. Colvin, Bernice Hutcherson, and LaVona Spencer.

MRS. BERNICE HUTCHERSON
Mrs. Hutcherson received her bachelor degree in Sociology and Education from Langston University in Oklahoma. She then attended Chicago Teachers College and Wichita State University. She received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Kansas and her Social Worker Teacher's Certification from the University of Chicago, School of Social Services Administration.

Hutcherson has received numerous awards and honors from the university as well as the community: Outstanding Services Award Volunteer "Leadership in Behalf of the Mentally III of Kansas" via the State mental Health Association of Kansas; honoree of the Annual Kansas Weekly Journal Leadership Banquet, with proceeds benefiting the Wichita State University Journalism Department's Scholarship Program; Women of Achievement Award by Women in Communications and Information; and Outstanding Black Population Supporter, Wichita Sickle Cell Anemia Support Group.

Hutcherson is very active in her church, Calvary Baptist Church, and an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

The A/AAFS/A recognizes these three women and their efforts to promote education to those that are less fortunate. They exemplify true Heroines.

(See also Deltha Q. Colvin and LaVona Spencer)

September 11, 1998