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Ann McKenny Early ’46
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor and pleasure to present Ann McKenny Early, distinguished teacher and academic leader, and generous champion of the personal and intellectual empowerment of young people. Ann McKenny Early, your work and your life have been directed harmoniously by your devotion to intellectual inquiry, your spirit of adventure, and your…
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Gwendolyn Brooks
Citation Mr. President, I am honored to present Gwendolyn Brooks, renowned American poet. Poised at a remarkable juncture in time, when Blacks and women began to impress themselves on this nation’s political conscience, Gwendolyn Brooks was willing and talented enough to give voice to a Black consciousness, to, as she modestly puts it in her…









