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MessengerS P E L M A NSpelman WomenHeading NonprofitOrganizationsTHE ALUMNAE MAGAZINE OF SPELMAN COLLEGEVOLUME 114 NUMBER 1 WINTER/SPRING 2000

EDITORJo Moore StewartCOPY EDITORJanet M. BarstowGRAPHIC DESIGNGaron HartEDITORIAL COMMITTEEEloise Abernathy, C’86W. Christopher CasonTrisa Long PaschalWRITERSBarbara Buckley Washington, C’72Patricia Graham Jackson, C’73PHOTOGRAPHERSJo Moort StewartBud SmithSpleman ArchivesCREDOThe Spelman Messenger,founded in 1885, isdedicated to participatingin the ongoing education ofour readers throughenlightening articlesdesigned to promote lifelonglearning. The SpelmanMessenger is the alumnaemagazine of SpelmanCollege and is committed toeducating, serving, andempowering AfricanAmerican women.The Spelman Messenger is publishedtwice a year (Summer/Fall issue andWinter/Spring issue) by Spelman College,350 Spelman Lane, S.W., Atlanta,Georgia 303144-4399, free of charge foralumnae, donors, trustees and friends ofthe College. Sample copies will bemailed free to interested persons. Recipientswishing to change the address towhich the Spelman Messenger is sentshould notify the editor, giving both oldand new addresses. Third-class postagepaid at Atlanta, Georgia. Publication No.510240

In Memoriam1920Eleanor Cotton JanuaryReal-estate investor, philanthropist andvolunteerDied: September 21, 1999Services: September 25, 1999, Chapel of theChimes, Oakland, California.Eleanor Cotton January received certificatesin dressmaking, millinery and cookingwhen she graduated from SpelmanSeminary in 1920. Throughout her lifetime,she showed her love and support ofSpelman as an advocate and leading donor.She was featured in the Winter/Spring 1998issue of the Spelman Messenger, in thearticle “Living Longer and Better,” for herexample of remaining active at the age of101. She was 103 years old at the time of herpassing.1932Rubye Louise Sampson WalkerRetired English and Latin teacher in theBaltimore school system, avid bridge player,bowler and world travelerDied: June 8, 1999Services: June 19, 1999, Grace PresbyterianChurch, Baltimore, MDRubye Louise Sampson Walker wasvaledictorian of the Spelman College Classof 1932. A native of Quitman, Georgia, shewas also a graduate of the SpelmanSeminary, which her mother, Louella GarySampson, had also attended.Rubye Louise Sampson Walker, C’32 isshown with members of her family, includingher quadruplet great-grandchildren.1937Leolive Watts TuckerRetired educator and civil rights activistDied: December 13, 1999Services: December 19, 1999 at CommunityChurch of New York, New York, New YorkIn 1948, Leolive Watts Tucker beganteaching in the NYC public school system in1948 where she worked for more than 40years. She was at the forefront of schoolintegration. Her professional longevity wasparalleled by her activism in the New Yorkcommunity and beyond. She was an officerof the Harlem Branch of the NAACP andhosted a talk show where she onceinterviewed Malcolm X. For many years sheworked closely with Harlem civil rightsattorney Percy Sutton. Mrs. Tucker wasactive in national and pan-Africanintegration, traveling to Ghana, Nigeria andEgypt in such efforts. In 1961, she foundedthe 20th Century Creators, a Harlem artists’coalition.1939Zelma Thomas PetersRetired West Point High School counselorDied: March 31, 1999 in Troupe, GeorgiaServices: April 6, 1999 at Emanuel ChapelC.M.E. Church, West Point, Georgia1941Ruth Redmond HallRetired jewelry store business owner,member of the Washington, D.C. Chapter,NAASCServices: February 23, 1999 at PeoplesCongregational Church in Washington,D.C.1942Lois H. WrightRetired elementary school teacherDied: November 30, 1999Services: December 3, 1999, DawsonMortuary Chapel, Atlanta, Georgia1944Jeanne M. SpurlockFormer Spelman student and recipient ofan honorary degree in 1984, retired officialof the American Psychiatric Association andan advocate for children and minorities inthe area of mental healthDied: November 25, 1999 in Washington,D.C.1949Elizabeth Cassandra WilliamsRetired librarian, Spelman College ReunionvolunteerDied: July 19, 1999Services: July 23, 1999, Shrine of theImmaculate Conception, Atlanta, Georgia1952Gracie Coleman WhiteRetired teacherDied: November 29, 1999Services: December 3, 1999, Hoosier UnitedMethodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia1953Gloria Glenn JonesRetired health educator, church musicianDied: September 1999Services: September 25, 1999, Shiloh BaptistChurch, Jonesboro, Georgia1955Joan Farris McTeerMental health care professional, SpelmanCollege Reunion volunteerDied: September 1, 1999Services: September 4, 1999, FriendshipBaptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia1956Christine Thrasher GlennWife, mother, retired educator, communityvolunteer and devoted church memberDied: January 8, 2000Services: January 15,2000 at MarylandAvenue Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois1964Patricia Washington ClementDaughter, sister and mother of Spelmanalumnae, entrepreneur, church and communityvolunteerDied: December 30, 1999Services: January 4, 2000 at FirstCongregational Church, Atlanta, Georgia1967Wilma Curry JacksonAttorney, community volunteerDied: January 5, 1999Services: January, 9, 1999, HartfordMemorial Baptist Church, Detroit, MichiganWilma Curry Jackson used her life to give toothers. It was her unquestionablecommitment to everything in which she wasinvolved that drew people to her. Her work onbehalf of Spelman College and the DetroitChapter of the National Alumnae Associationof Spelman College was no different. She wasa committed alumna and a member of afamily with anearly andimpressiveSpelman legacythat began in1901 with hergrandmother,Eppie Mann Wilma Curry Jackson, C’67Wilder, whoattended Spelman Seminary, and continueswith her niece, India Phipps, of the Class of1999.1970Vivian Yvonne Greene-GantzbergAuthor and associate professor of Germaniclanguages and literatureDied: July 2, 1998 in Silver Spring, MD1972Millicent Gayle Mitchell-PeterkinChurch and community volunteerDied: Tuesday, August 18th, 1998 at SouthFulton Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia.Services: August 26, 1998, the Chapel ofChristian Love Baptist Church, Atlanta,Georgia.1979Darrion “Pam” BullockWife, mother, Fulton County assistantsolicitor, church deaconDied: July 20, 1999Services: December 29, 1999 at pleasantGrove Baptist Church, Marietta, GeorgiaPhyllis A. StansellLaw professional, mother, church andcommunity volunteer.Died: July 20, 1999Services: July 24, 1999 at Mt. Ararat BaptistChurch, Jacksonville, Florida1980Gina Arnette AranzulloLogistician, member of the NationalAlumnae Association of Spelman CollegeDied: August 12, 1999Services: Brown Funeral Home, Eatontown,New Jersey1982Linda Renee CrewsHigh school teacherDied: October 6, 1999Services: October 9, 1999, Valhalla MemoryGardens, Huntsville, Alabama

Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDAtlanta, GeorgiaPermit No. 1569SPELMAN COLLEGE350 Spelman Lane S.W.Atlanta, Georgia 30314Revival of the SpiritThe Campaign for the Renovationand Preservation of Sisters Chapel.