Thelma (Perse) Langdon
Thelma (Perse) Langdon 1925 – 2012 Achievement In: Activism in Education, Mental Health and Elder Care In 1959 Langdon began her involvement in education with Turnagain Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, where her efforts supported the teachers involved with her children. She continued these activities at the state level where she served as state PTA president and her even-handed, dedicated and visionary leadership contributions to that organization were recognized when Gov. Jay Hammond appointed her to the Alaska state...
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Daphne Elizabeth Brown 1948 – 2011 Achievement In: Architecture and Civic Involvement Daphne Brown was born in Manchester, N.H., and raised in Gardner, Mass. She graduated from Walnut Hill School in Natick, Mass., and went on to the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1970) and University of Washington (Master of Architecture 1973). She was awarded a Loeb Fellowship in 1989-1990 for studies at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Brown was a principal with Kumin Associates Inc. Throughout her life, Brown maintained an...
read moreCarolyn (Huntsman) Covington
Carolyn (Huntsman) Covington 1936 – Achievement In: Education, Political Activism and Community Service With a master’s degree in Vocational Administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Education conferred by Western State College of Colorado, Carolyn Covington has always been a strong advocate for innovative and inclusive education in Alaska. She began her professional career as a teacher in Whittier, then taught high school in Palmer and ended her professional career as assistant...
read moreDiddy R. M. (Seyd) Hitchins, Ph.D. MBE
Diddy R. M. (Seyd) Hitchins PhD MBE 1945 - Achievement In: Political Science and International Relations Education As a founding professor of Political Science/International Studies at University of Alaska Anchorage, Diddy Hitchins brought the world into classrooms in Anchorage. She informed and challenged students to think outside of the U.S.A., about different social, economic and political influences on world affairs. She taught students how to analyze and understand the way different political systems worked and interacted so that...
read moreDorothy M. (Knee) Jones, Ph.D
Dorothy M. (Knee) Jones, DSW 1923 - Achievement In: Anthropology of Aleut Communities and Women’s Therapy Dorothy Jones grew up in Chicago during the Great Depression and dreamed of being a writer. With little encouragement from family or teachers, she abandoned writing and turned her attention to the social sciences, earning a B.A. degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Chicago. After World War II, she married her sweetheart and, on his return from overseas service, they moved to Los Angeles. They...
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