Josephine Washington Parker**

 

Hometown: Vicksburg, MS

Career: Educator, 1972-2014

                Chicago Public Schools

                Pascagoula Municipal School District

                Jackson (MS) Public Schools

                Mississippi Department of Education

Organizations: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

                Mary Church Terrell Literacy Club

                Pleasant Green MB Church Choir

                Founder, Jim Hill H. S. Praise Dance

                Jackson Retired Education Personnel

                NAACP

                Phi Delta Kappa

                Order of Eastern Star

                Who’s Who in the South/Southwest

                Outstanding Young Woman of America

  Spouse: Curley Parker

Child: Robert LaDell Buck Greer

Grandchildren: LaChell Burnham

                Nicholas Woods

                Travis Greer

                Regan Greer

Birthday: January 23rd - **Eternally Golden

What did being in the Alcorn State University band mean to you?

Being a member of the band provided me with a combined feeling of unity, family, and belonging to a distinguished organization.

How does it feel to be an original member of the first dance team in the history of Historical Black Colleges and Universities?

This gives me a feeling of exuberance, excitement, and rapturous! I feel BLESSED to be a part of, and forever GRATEFUL to God for the experience!

Words of wisdom:

Keep God first - maintain a relationship with Him in all your walks and ways. Exemplify greatness, require respect, as well as give it. Take inventory of self  before analyzing others and remember to be cognizant at all times.