Soror Jeanne Noble, Delta's 12th National President, Has Passed Away

[ladygreek]

Sorors and sisterfriends,
Delta's 12th National President, Dr. Jeanne L. Noble, is gravely ill. Please remember her in your prayers.

[Love_Spell_6]

Thanks for the Info Soror

[Eclipse]

I am so sorry to hear that! Dr. Noble is from my hometown and our families attended the same church. They will all be in my prayers.

[Deltaquarius]

Sorors and Sisterfriends,
Dr. Jeanne L. Noble died last night (Thursday, 10/17), in New York. She will be greatly missed.

[CrimsonTide4]

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

Matthews 5:4-5

As Soror Noble joins our other beloved sorors in Omega Omega chapter, let us not forget her legacy as a Delta and as a writer. Let not her work be in vain.

Sorors, I love you.

[PenguinTrax]

Sorors,

My condolences to you!

Our last living Founder passed away when I was an undergrad. It is extremely sad to see the passing of one who gave so much for her sorority.

[NOWorNEVER]

I extend my condolences to the Ladies of Delta Sigma Theta and to the family & friends of Dr. Noble. You all are in my prayers.

[greeklawgirl]

Deepest condolences to you in the passing of a much beloved sister. Continuing Dr. Noble's good work is the best way to honor and remember her.

[EagleChick19]

I extend my condolences to all of the sisters of Delta Sigma Theta and to the family and friends of Dr. Noble. I will be praying for all of you.

[Gina1201]

My condolences go out to the women of Delta Sigma Theta and especially to the family of Dr. Noble. I will keep both in my prayers.

[stillwater15]

my deepest condolences to the family of soror noble and those whose lives she impacted. as ct4 mentioned let her work not be in vain. God bless all y'all.

for none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. so, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:7-8

[12dn94dst]

For Your Information: The following arrangements have been confirmed for our 12th National President, Dr. Jeanne Noble:

Omega Omega Service
Date: Friday, October 25, 2002
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Church of the Ascension
5th Avenue and 10th Street
New York, NY

Memorial Service
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2002
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: The Church of the Ascension
New York, NY


Directions from http://www.ascensionnyc.org

From the East Side
Subway Take the 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W or L to Union Square Station; walk west on 14th Street to Fifth Avenue, then south on Fifth Avenue. We're the second church on the right, at Tenth Street.

Bus M2, M3, and M5 south on Fifth Avenue, from uptown. M8 from East Village; walk north one block on Fifth Avenue to Tenth Street. M103 from Lower East Side; transfer to M8 at Ninth Street, then walk north on Fifth Avenue to Tenth Street.


From the West Side
Subway 1, 2 or 3 to Fourteenth Street Station; walk east two blocks to Fifth Avenue. A, B, C, D to West Fourth Street Station; walk north (same direction as cars) on Sixth Avenue, turn right on Tenth Street and walk to Fifth Avenue.

Bus M6 north on Sixth Avenue to Tenth Street; walk east one block. M20 south on Seventh Avenue; transfer to east-bound M8 at Tenth Street, then walk north on Fifth Avenue to Tenth Street

[DELTAQTE]

I am truly in shock, I was just admiring some pictures some sorors took with Soror Noble on another website.

She will be missed


QTE

[CrimsonTide4]

Dr. Jeanne L. Noble

Dr. Jeanne Noble began her Delta career as President of Alpha Chapter, Howard University and as one of a small band of undergraduates who prevailed upon the 20th National Convention to establish a national undergraduate office on the board. While a graduate student at Columbia University, Soror Noble was appointed by National President Dorothy Height as the first chair of National Projects. After launching the Five Point Project, she was elected National First Vice President and, two years later, became the youngest person to be elected National President of Delta Sigma Theta.

During her tenure as 12th National President, the sorority shaped its purpose and identity as a public service organization. It was also during Soror Noble's presidency that the South Atlantic Region, comprising the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, was established. As the Black Revolution moved centerstage, claiming prominence in the sorority's program, Soror Noble's tenure concluded at the Golden Anniversary Convention.

In 1971, with National President Lillian P. Benbow and Executive Director Lynette Taylor, she conceptualized the National Commission on Arts and Letters and served as its first chair. During this period, the commission conducted a study for The Corporation for Public Broadcasting designed to increase black viewership in public broadcasting. It was during this period, too, that the organization produced a classic landmark record, Roses and Revolutions, and co-produced with Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, a movie, Countdown at Kusini. Dr. Noble is co-author with Dr. Nancy Rudolph of the Sorority's Intake Process & Program adopted at the 1983 convention.

Dr. Noble served two further terms as Chair of the National Arts and Letters Commission, appointed by Soror Mona H. Bailey in 1980 and Soror Yvonne Kennedy in 1988. During this tenure, Soror Noble produced the video 75 Years in Retrospect, the Natalie Cole Public Service Announcement on drug abuse, produced Convention galas and launched Project Cherish. She also served as currently Chair of the Commission on Ceremonies and Rituals until August, 2000.

Highly respected as a master teacher, lecturer, research scholar, writer and consultant, Dr. Noble held the distinction of being the first black woman to move through a tenured track from assistant to full professor at a predominately white university, New York University. She also served as Professor Emerita of Education in the Graduate School at the City University of New York and Dean of The Dorothy I. Height Leadership Institute of The National Council of Negro Women.

Numerous articles in professional journals and three books, including Beautiful Also Are The Souls of My Black Sisters, established Dr. Noble as a major scholar on the psychosocial history of black women. A television program, The Learning Experience, which she hosted, ran in New York for five years and won a regional Emmy.

She was appointed by United States Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford to serve on National Commissions.

In 1989 she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Women in Higher Education and, in May 1991, an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Bennett College in Greensboro, NC.

A skilled tennis player and swimmer, Soror Noble was an ardent sports aficionada.

Soror Noble served as a member of the vestry and lay reader at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in New York City, where her services will be held on October 24th and 25th.

[CrucialCrimson]

Is the Tribute to Soror Noble still taking place in D.C.??