Background
Ragland, Catherine Crowe was born on January 27, 1931 in Talladega, AL. Daughter of William and Catherine Elizabeth (Graeber) Crowe.
Ragland, Catherine Crowe was born on January 27, 1931 in Talladega, AL. Daughter of William and Catherine Elizabeth (Graeber) Crowe.
AB with honor, Agnes Scott College, 1952. Master of Science, Cleveland State University College Urban Affairs, 1976.
Public information officer Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1975-1977. Director Friends of Shaker Square, Cleveland, 1979-1981. Research associate Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1984.
President Dickman Placement Services, 1988-1991. Director The Women's Center, 1991-1996.
Field director Girl Scout council, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1952-1953. Director christian education St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, 1956-1957. Co-founder Fair Housing, Inc.,Cleveland, 1966-1980.
Member Junior League of Cleve, Inc., since 1957, president 1966-1968, chair Association 12 Largest Junior Leagues, 1967-1968, Association Community Agencies, Chapel Hill, 1991-1996, board directors, 1995-1996. Chair nominating committee, trustee The City Club of Cleveland, 1979-1982. Trustee Health Museum and Education Center, 1957-1963, Karamu House, Cleveland, 1968-1970, Federation for Community Planning, Cleveland, 1979-1982.
Advisory committee Health Profession Schools in Service to the Nation, Chapel Hill, since 1996. Elder Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, 1970-1973, University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, 1986-1989. Member National Organization of Women (Chapel Hill chapter), National Audubon Society, New Hope Audubon Society (board directors 1986-1988), Chapel Hill Preservation Society (vice president, trustee 1989-1990, secretary executive committee 1997).
Married Frederick Norton Dickman Junior, May 19, 1956 (divorced July 1975). Children: Frederick Norton Dickman III, Catherine Dickman Taylor, Elizabeth Dickman Blank, Janet Dickman Elbetri. Married William Crutcher Ragland, January 2, 2000.