发布于2023年10月6日星期五
Dr. 黛安·杰米森·波拉德, Retired Dean, Thomas F. 弗里曼荣誉学院
我怀着沉痛的心情宣布. 黛安·杰米森·波拉德 peacefully transitioned to be with the Lord on October 4, 2023. Dr. Jemison Pollard was survived by her son Edward (Vanessa), 女儿塞莱斯廷, 我的孙子EJ和Nadia, 妹妹贝蒂·瓦格纳和弟弟泰德·杰米森. She was predeceased by her mother Celestine Catlett Jemison and father Rev. Dr. TJ Jemison.
The Home Going Celebration will be held on Monday, October 16th, at the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 500 Clay St. Houston, Texas, at 10:30 am, doors open at 9:30 am. The family requests that guests be seated by 10:00 am. The family respectfully requests to please refrain from reaching out during this private time of grief and reflection. Dr. Jemison Pollard was a strong woman of faith, who loved her family, colleagues, friends, and students. She was an extraordinary woman in many ways and will be missed but never forgotten. 更多关于博士的生活. 黛安·杰米森·波拉德的照片如下:
Dr. 黛安·杰米森·波拉德 retired from 德克萨斯南方大学 in December 2022 after forty four years of distinguished service, 还有50年的教育经验. Dr. 杰米森·波拉德是托马斯·F·肯尼迪学院院长. 弗里曼荣誉学院 and Professor of Theatre in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 十多年来. Jemison Pollard served as the Chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts at TSU (Art, Music, and Theatre). In her tenured service to the University she served as Director and Area Coordinator of Theatre, 豪华剧院的教育协调员, and the Associate Dean for 学术事务 in the Thomas F. 弗里曼荣誉学院.
Dr. Jemison Pollard was an award-winning university stage director who directed over fifty productions from Greek and Shakespeare to Contemporary Theatre, 音乐剧和儿童戏剧. She wrote eighteen religious pageants that have been produced around the globe. Her academic and creative pursuits have taken her to many places internationally, 以及整个美国.
She earned her BA degree in Speech and Drama from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, MA degree in 通信-Theatre from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, MFA degree in Directing from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and Ed. D degree in Counseling from 德克萨斯南方大学. 她的论文题目是, “The Use of Music to Improve Social skills Development in Children Diagnosed with Autism.”
Dr. Jemison Pollard was civically engaged as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.和林克斯春柏树章. She was active in church as a member of the women’s ministry, choir, usher board, and trustee. On December 14, 2022, Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, presented Dr. Jemison Pollard with a Proclamation naming the day in her honor during her retirement ceremony.
Dr. 黛安·杰米森·波拉德 wore many titles, but the title she cherished the most was the title of Mom. Every effort she made was for the benefit of her children and grandchildren. 她的父亲，牧师. Dr. TJ Jemison was a pioneer in the civil rights movement organizing the first bus boycott in Baton Rouge, LA in 1953. Rev. 杰米森博士是他的导师. 马丁·路德·金., helping him construct the strategy for the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Rev. 杰米逊是山的牧师. Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge for over fifty years and was also elected president of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc., the largest religious group of African Americans in the country. Dr. Jemison Pollard’s faith in God never wavered and she was comforted daily knowing her walk in Christ would lead to eternal life.
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