Stephens is Top Lady of the Year


Lady Dr. Jacquelyn W. Stephens
Lady Dr. Jacquelyn W. Stephens

The Savannah Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. are honored to present to the Savannah Community our Top Lady of the Year, Dr. Jacquelyn W. Stephens, Ed. D.

Dr. Stephens is Professor Emerita at Armstrong Atlantic State University. She has earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Savannah State College, M.S. in Reading Education from Illinois State University, and an Ed. D in Reading Education from the University of Oklahoma.

Dr. Stephens professional experience includes the following: Elementary School Teacher, Savannah- Chatham Schools, Corrective Reading Teacher, Savannah- Chatham County Schools, Acting Head and Profession of Elementary Education., Savannah State University, and Professor of Education, Armstrong Atlantic State University. Professionally, Dr. Stephens is the Organizer and Advisor of Bibliotherapy and Reading of the International Reading Association, Creator and Host, Teens On Target Television Show Founding President, Reading and Speech Communication Institute of Savannah, Inc.

Dr Stephens has written a book and several articles on Bibliotherapy and Reading Scholarly presentations on the national and international levels on reading education.

Over her extensive career Dr. Stephens has been awarded the National Kellogg Fellow, The Southern Fellowships Foundation Fellow, National Defense Education Art Fellow (NDEA), Inductee of the Georgia Reading Hall of Fame, Outstanding Professor of the Year Award Armstrong Atlantic State University Alumni Association, Regional Education Service Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Regional Community Service Award, Lambda Kappa Mu sorority, Inc., Point of Excellent Award, Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education, Adult Literacy Educator of the Year Literacy Action Inc., and the Georgia Council of the lnternational Reading Association Inc. 2007 Beach Institute Education Award.

Dr. Stephens is the Organizer and Life Member, Savannah Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., she is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, and International Honor Society in Education, International Reading Association, Inc., Organizer, Bioliotherapy and Reading, Founding Chapter and Life Member Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Life Member, King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, and Founding Sponsor of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. National and International,

Dr. Stephens has travel to 45 of the 50 U.S. States and 6 of the 7 world continents.

Dr. Stephens will compete at the Area Conference for Top Lady of the year, which will be held March 19-21, 2010 in Ft Lauderdale, FL.

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