Dorothea Williams Brown

Background

Brown, Dorothea Williams was born on December 23, 1918 in Austin, Texas, United States. Daughter of Van Wilford and Ethel Lee (Connor) Williams.

Education

Bachelor, Huston-Tillotson College, Austin, 1939. Master of Arts, John Carroll University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Akron, 1980.

Career

Teacher, counselor, principal Cleveland Public Schools, 1952-1970. Chief program officer Kent Center for Educational Development and Strategic Services, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1970-1975. Dean, director Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, 1975-1979.

Associate director National Institute Staff and Organization Development, University Texas, Austin, 1979-1982. Director, consultant, co-owner TAPIT, Inc. (Theory and Practice in Technology), Washington and Newark, since 1983.

Consultant Cleveland Commission for Higher Education, 1968-1971. Secretary volunteer committee Austin Indiana School District, 1987-1989. Member task group 4 Texas Commission for Business and Education, 1990-1991.

Participant White House Initiative for History Black Colleges and Universities, Washington, 1990. Member committee to select outstanding women in management State of Texas, 1990. Chairman Z.B. Sikes teaching excellence award Huston-Tillotson College, Austin, since 1989.

Committee member, member community relations advisory board University Texas.

Achievements

• Dorothea Williams Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Technology consulting company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national board directors Girl Scouts United States, 1977-1983, board directors, chairman nominating committee lone star council Girl Scouts Mirrors Program, 198l-85, since 1993. Chairman Austin Commission for Women, 198l-85. Vice president Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, since 1983.

Member Higher Education Commission Austin, since 1983. Observer International Social Workers Group, Kenya, Egypt, Ethiopia, others. Study tour member Center Study Socialist Education Keet State University, China, 1984-1985, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1986.

Trustee Center Texas chapter American Red Cross, since 1988. Community advisor Junior League of Austin, 1987-1989. Docent Texas Governor's mansion, 1983-1987, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library./Museum, since 1988, American Institute for Learning (Creative Rapid Learning Center).

Secretary Women and World Issues, 1984-1987, Austin Museum Art. Board directors, trustee Adopt-A-School, since 1990. Board directors Austin Child Guidance Center, since 1991.

Member Austin's Great Decision Group. Cmty board directors KLRU. Committee member Foster Care Project.

Member American Association of University Women (chairman fellowship awards to doctoral students 1987-1990), Links (president Austin chapter 1984-1992, 91-93, program director western area 1987-1989, contribution award 1987), Order Eastern Star (bronze star award Mount Olive grand chapter 1987), Pi Lambda Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing, needlework, foreign traveling.

Connections

Married Ira Harper Brown, August 23, l943. L child, Michele Brown Scott.

Father:

Van Wilford Williams

Mother:

Ethel Lee (Connor) Williams

Spouse:

Ira Harper Brown