Background
Wilkinson, Rachel D. was born on March 30, 1913 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Thackeray and Mabel (Kennedy) Diggs.
Wilkinson, Rachel D. was born on March 30, 1913 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Thackeray and Mabel (Kennedy) Diggs.
Bachelor of Science, Winston-Salem State University, 1933. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1937. Postgraduate, Radcliffe College, 1946.
Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1952.
Teacher public schools, Winston-Salem, 1933-1940. Alumni executive secretary, dean of women Winston-Salem State University, 1940-1953. Instructor City University of New York, 1953-1959.
Assistant professor Yeshiva University, New York City, 1959-1962. Associate professor, coordinator college discovery, director finance aid Bronx Community College, City University of New York, 1962-1966. Associate professor, director student counseling center City University of New York, 1966-1968, full professor, director community relations seek program, 1968-1970, coordinator evaluation and research, 1970-1972.
Newspaper reporter Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, 1939-1949. Guest professor graduate school Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1954. Lecturer Brooklyn College, 1955.
Supervisor student teachers Mills College Education, 1958-1959. Visiting professor graduate school education New York University, 1962, Yeshiva University, 1963.
Vice president Soroptimist, Bronx, New York, 1966-1968. Member Common Cause, Washington, 1979-1982, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, since 1950, Planned Parenthood, Washington, since 1980. Board of managers High Point I Condominium, Hartsdale, New York, 1989-1992.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women (grantee New York City branch 1969), American Association for Counseling and Development, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund for University Women.
Married William Henry Heberton Wilkinson Senior, June 10, 1950 (deceased).