Ann Jordan Explained

Ann Jordan
Birth Name:Ann Dibble
Education:Vassar College (BA)
University of Chicago (MA)
Spouse:Vernon Jordan (1986–2021)
Children:5

Ann Dibble Jordan (née Dibble;[1] born 1935[2]) is an American company director and former social worker.

Social work

Jordan is secretary of the board for Sasha Bruce Youthwork. She was an associate professor at the School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago from 1970 to 1987, director of social services at Chicago Lying-in Hospital from 1970 to 1985, and director of the Department of Social Services for the University of Chicago Medical Center from 1986 to 1987.[1] [3]

Business

Jordan is vice chairman and secretary of WETA-TV,[4] and an honorary trustee of the University of Chicago and The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.[5] She is the former chairman of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a former trustee of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

She was the field work director of Citigroup from 1989 to 2007. She is a former director of Revlon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Automatic Data Processing,[6] Coleman Company, Salant Corp., Travelers Group Inc. and The Phillips Collection. She was a recipient of the American Woman Award from the Women's Research & Education Institute in 2004.[7]

Politics

With her husband, she organized a Democratic fundraiser in 1994 that raised $3 million.[3] She co-chaired President Bill Clinton's Inauguration Committee in 1996.[8]

In 2004, she was one of the five-member board of directors of the Clinton Foundation.[9]

Personal life

She married Vernon Jordan in 1986,[10] and has five children and nine grandchildren.[3] [11] She is a member of The Links.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Franklin, Donna L.. Ensuring inequality: the structural transformation of the African-American family. Oxford University Press US. 1997. 0-19-510078-6.
  2. News: Ann Dibble Jordan Profile. Forbes. 15 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100310200225/http://people.forbes.com/profile/ann-dibble-jordan/89668. 10 March 2010. dead.
  3. News: The Vernon Jordan's Gala For Democrats Raises $3 Million. 18 July 1994. Jet. 15 December 2009.
  4. Web site: Management. WETA. 30 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20091124071001/http://www.weta.org/about/inside/officersandtrustees. 24 November 2009 . live.
  5. Web site: Trustees. Brookings. 15 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091225024157/http://www.brookings.edu/about/Trustees.aspx. 25 December 2009 . live.
  6. News: African American Philanthropy . Pierce . Ponchitta . Spring 2008 . Carnegie Reporter . 15 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090227030428/http://carnegie.org/reporter/16/coverstory/index.html . February 27, 2009 .
  7. Web site: The 2004 American Woman Award. 2004. WREI. 15 December 2009.
  8. News: White House Picks Top Inauguration Planners. Purdum. Todd S.. 13 November 1996. Washington Post. 15 December 2009.
  9. Web site: William J. Clinton Foundation Annual Report 2004. dead. 2021-02-25. 2021-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305062825/https://www.clintonfoundation.org/files/2004_AR.pdf.
  10. News: Society World. 22 December 1986. Jet. 15 December 2009.
  11. News: Jordan's 10 Board Positions Worth $1.1 Million. Fromson. Brett D.. 6 February 1998. Washington Post. 15 December 2009.
  12. Book: Graham, Lawrence Otis. Our kind of people. 2014. HarperCollins e-Books. 978-0-06-187081-1. [Place of publication not identified]. 877899803.

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