Background
Hudgens, Jeanne Ellis was born on September 17, 1925 in Winston-Salem. Daughter of William J. and Cora N. Holland.
Hudgens, Jeanne Ellis was born on September 17, 1925 in Winston-Salem. Daughter of William J. and Cora N. Holland.
Bachelor, North Carolina Central University, 1945. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1969.
Teacher Mecklenbury County Public Schools, Charlotte, 1951—1955, J.E. Wright High School, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1957—1959. Administrator Stamford (Connecticut) Early Childhood, 1960—1985. Director Guilford County Head Star, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1985—1991.
Executive director National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, since 1991.
Member Child Care Study Commission, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1984—1985. Member of Commission on Status of Women (chair since 1996, Certified 2000), National Association Negro Business and Professional Women (president, Sojourner Truth award 1999), Lady Sertoma (president, treasurer since 1987, Sertoma of the Year 1990).
Married Cornell Franklin Ellis, June 10, 1948 (deceased October 1979). Children: Cornell Junior Ellis, Larry T. Ellis, Michael B. Ellis. Married Charles Edward Hudgens, July 18, 1981 (deceased December 2000).