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Foundation Board Recognizes Madeliene H. Dobbins

During the most recent meeting of The Delta Foundation Board of Directors held on October 14, 2011, recognition and appreciation were extended to outgoing director/chief administrative officer Madeliene H. Dobbins, Esq.

Saluting Pearlie G. Thomas: One of the Foundation’s Finest Volunteers

It’s absolutely wonderful to have committed, enthusiastic volunteers who believe in your mission and show up ready and willing to work for your cause! That’s exactly what The Delta Foundation has in Pearlie G. Thomas,

Sister Scholars Council Member Darlene Clark Hine is Fellow at Harvard University

For the 2011-12 academic year, Darlene Clark Hine, Ph.D, a member of the Sister Scholars Advisory Council of The Delta Foundation’s Center for Research on African American Women, has been selected as a Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow at Harvard University’s W.E. B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research.

Foundation Awards First Eula Dean Roby Scholarships

Fall 2011 The Delta Foundation awarded the first Eula Dean Roby Scholarship (EDRS) awards to two female college students who are majoring in education.

Foundation President Starts Year with Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter

Dr. Alison J. Harmon, president of The Delta Foundation, was the keynote speaker for the opening breakfast meeting presented by Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

The Delta Foundation Supports Female Soldiers in Afghanistan

The Delta Foundation donated 100 of it novelty hand-sanitizers as a part of the care packages being compiled for the Sister Solders Project.

Welcome, Leadership Club Members

The Delta Foundation welcomes 90 charter members to the recently established Leadership Club.

Sister Scholar Paula J. Giddings Receives Inaugural John Hope Franklin Book Award

The critically acclaimed biography of anti-lynching activist and journalist Ida B. Wells written by noted author Paula J. Giddings was selected as the winner of the inaugural John Hope Franklin Research Center Book Award presented by Duke University Libraries.

New Scholarly Publication Debuts: PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women

The Delta Foundation’s Center for Research on African American Women recently published its new scholarly journal, PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women.

Major Federal Grant Awarded for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Farwest Region

The Farwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in conjunction with the Delta Research and Educational Foundation, was recently awarded a major grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health.

Grant Applications for 2010-11 Now Being Received

The Delta Foundation invites chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and local community based organizations to apply for a program grant for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Foundation for the Mid South Awards Grant to Delta Foundation

The Foundation for the Mid South recently awarded the Delta Research and Educational Foundation a $50,000 grant in the fall of 2010 to support several non-profit organizations benefiting from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s IMPACT Day of Service. The grant was presented as challenge funds to match contributions from Delta chapters and their members.