FRONT ROW, from left—Courtney Jones, daughter of the late Dr. Helen Jones; Dr. Delores Seamster; Lela Herron; Harnell Williams; Shirley Fisher.
BACK ROW, from left—Rev. Darrell W. Pryor, son of the late Rev. Dr. George W. Pryor, Trailblazer awardee; Carolyn Bailey; Carolyn Thompson; Orethann Price; Dr. Robbie Pipkin; and Billy Allen, board member of the African American Museum. Willie Crowder, who was unable to attend, is shown in the individual photo.
Ten noted educators were inducted into the African American Education Archives and History Program (AAEAHP) Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 2. The Class of 2020 induction ceremony, delayed due to the pandemic, was hosted by WFAA meteorologist Greg Fields and held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Duncanville.
All of those honored were educators who have served children in various ways for a combined 350+ years as teachers, counselors, principals and in various administrative positions in the field of education. The ceremony, which marked the 20th anniversary of the AAEAHP, also honored the late Rev. Dr. George Wynn Pryor with the Trailblazer award.
Inducted were Carolyn Bailey, Willie Crowder, Shirley Fisher, Lela Herron, Dr. Helen Jones (deceased), Dr. Robbie Pipkin, Orethann Price, Dr. Delores Seamster, Carolyn Thompson and Harnell Williams.
Each year, the African American Education Archives and History Program honors outstanding retired educators and those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of education. The program began in 2002 to create a repository of artifacts, documents and visual images to chronicle African American education in Dallas County.
