TUSKEGEE, Ala. - (January 16, 2007) - The University will present a week devoted to the intellectual and moral understandings of religion and spiritual insights during Faith Week 2007, which runs Jan. 21 through Jan. 28.
Each year, the University takes the opportunity to shine the spotlight on leading theologians and voices of inspiration to provide the campus and community with scholarly views on faith and values.
This year, the Rev. Gwendolyn E. Boyd will open the week's activities with a motivational presentation at 9:30 a.m., during the All University Worship service in University Chapel. The Montgomery, Ala., native serves as the assistant for development programs at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore. The longtime engineer holds the distinction of being the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale University's mechanical engineering master's program.
In addition to her background in science, Rev. Boyd is the immediate past president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., where she was called the "technology president." During her tenure as president, Rev. Boyd established technology in many facets of the organization's activities and administration. Under her leadership, the sorority received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation for Project SEE (Science in Everyday Experiences) to promote math and science for African-American girls in middle school; established the Delta Computer Training Center in Lesotho; and adopted the Adelaide Tambo School for the Disabled in Soweto, South Africa; and provided training for teachers in Swaziland and Lesotho.
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