| 词条 | Wilhelmina Ruth Delco |
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Early lifeOn July 16, 1929, Delco was born as Wilhelmina Ruth Fitzgerald in Chicago, Illinois. Delco's parents were Juanita and William P. Fitzgerald. Delco attended Wendell Phillips Academy High School. EducationIn 1950, Delco earned a BA in sociology at Fisk University. CareerIn 1968, Delco was elected to the board of trustees for the Austin Independent School District, becoming the first African American elected to public office in Austin.[3][1] Delco was elected to the House of Representatives for Travis County in 1974 and served ten terms in the legislature. From 1979 to 1991, she was chair of the Higher Education Committee for the House. From 1991 to 1993, she was speaker "pro tempore" for the House of Representatives. She retired from the legislature in 1995.[3][2] She has been chair of the board of trustees for Houston-Tillotson College and adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin with the Community College Leadership Program.[3] She has been chair of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity of the United States Department of Education.[4] In 1993, she received the James Bryant Conant Award.[5] Personal lifeDelco's husband is Exalton A. Delco, Jr. In 1952, Delco and her husband moved to Austin, Texas. References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Ufm3DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103 |title=Unexpected Influence: Women Who Helped Shape the Early Community College Movement |pages=103-107 |first=Anne-Marie |last=McCartan |year=2017 |ISBN=1475828667}} {{Texas Women's Hall of Fame}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Delco, Wilhelmina Ruth}}2. ^{{cite web |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/mobile/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=286 |title=Wilhelmina Delco |work=Texas Legislators: Past & Present |publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/honorable-wilhelmina-delco |title=The Honorable Wilhelmina Delco |work=The History Makers}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.twu.edu/twhf/honorees/wilhelmina-ruth-delco/ |title=Wilhelmina Ruth Delco |work=Texas Women's Hall of Fame |publisher=Texas Women's University}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1993/09/29/04ha.h13.html?PageSpeed=noscript |title=Honors & Awards |work=Education Week |date=September 29, 1993}} 5 : 1929 births|Living people|Fisk University alumni|Members of the Texas House of Representatives|Texas Democrats |
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