Background
Whorton, Danna Binder was born on April 29, 1905 in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Christopher and Lou Danna (Rabb) Binder.
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Danna Binder Whorton
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AB magna cum laude, Tennessee College, 1929.
Career
Secretary, Juris Doctor Sargent Granite Company, Mount Airy, North Carolina, 1922-1924; assistant to manager, Juris Doctor Sargent Granite Company, Mount Airy, North Carolina, 1929-1931; secretary, Folger & Folger, Attorneys, Mount Airy, 1924-1925; secretary, Tennessee College, Murfreesboro, l925-29; office manager, North Carolina Granite Corporation, Philadelphia, 1931-1933; manager sales office, North Carolina Granite Corporation, 1933-1940; volunteer, Visiting Nurse Association Texas-Hospice, Dallas, since 1978. Board directors Community Hospice Center, Inc., Dallas.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Meals on Wheels. Volunteer Parkland Hospital, Dallas, 1963-1972, 77-91. Volunteer college department Professional Corporation Baptist Church, Dallas, 1981-1987.
Member Women's Council Dallas County. President Women's Council Texas, Inc., 1979-1980. Board directors National Conference of Christians and Jews, Dallas., 1983-1986.
Member League of Women Voters, Visiting Nurse Association Texas (Long Term Volunteer award 1994, board directors, Volunteer of Year 1982, 84, 90), Smithsonian Institute, Friends of Dallas Public Library., Church Women United, Dallas County Heritage Society.
Connections
Married Leonidas Preston Whorton, February 19, 1938 (deceased 1977). Children: Christopher Binder Whorton, Penelope Whorton Wells.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Baptist
Education
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1929
Career
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1922 - 1924
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1931 - 1933
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1978 - 1998
Awards
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Recipient Book of Golden Deeds, Dallas Exchange Club, 1981, honor certified Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation, 1984, Outstanding Volunteer award Volunteer Center Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Dallas, 1984, award for exceptional volunteer commitment to council and Dallas community Women's Council Dallas County, 1989, letter of commendation President George Bush, 1989, Hometown Hero award Station KDAF, 1989-1990, Texas State Senate resolution in her honor, 1990, certified for outstanding volunteer service Governor Ann Richards, Texas, 1991, Foleys Savvy award, 1995, Volunteer of Year award Visiting Nurse Association American, 1990, Community Service award, 1995.Recipient Book of Golden Deeds, Dallas Exchange Club, 1981, honor certified Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation, 1984, Outstanding Volunteer award Volunteer Center Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Dallas, 1984, award for exceptional volunteer commitment to council and Dallas community Women's Council Dallas County, 1989, letter of commendation President George Bush, 1989, Hometown Hero award Station KDAF, 1989-1990, Texas State Senate resolution in her honor, 1990, certified for outstanding volunteer service Governor Ann Richards, Texas, 1991, Foleys Savvy award, 1995, Volunteer of Year award Visiting Nurse Association American, 1990, Community Service award, 1995.