Yvonne Kennedy Explained

Yvonne Kennedy
Birth Date:January 8, 1945
Death Place:Birmingham, Alabama
Organization:Delta Sigma Theta sorority

Yvonne Kennedy (January 8, 1945 – December 8, 2012)[1] was an Alabama state representative from Mobile, Alabama,[2] and a former president of Bishop State Community College. She served as national president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority from 1988 to 1992.

Biography

Kennedy was born to Leroy and Thelma Kennedy and attended Bishop State Community College and Alabama State University. She became president of Bishop State in 1981 and resigned from that position in 2007.[3] [4] She has represented Mobile in the Alabama House of Representatives since winning a special election in 1979.[2] [4] She died on December 8, 2012, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Ebony . 1990-11-01 . 42 . 46 . 1.
  2. Web site: Alabama House of Representatives . 2012-05-09.
  3. News: 2 Presidents Resign at Alabama Colleges . Lewis, Lyndsey . Chronicle of Higher Education . 2007-07-13 . 53 . 45.
  4. Book: Stepping Out of the Shadows : Alabama Women, 1819-1990 . Thomas, Mary Martha . 1995 . . 9780817307561 . 163 .
  5. http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2012/dec/08/rep-kennedy-dies-age-67-ar-5131884/ Obituary