Mildred Henry
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Title
Mildred Henry
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California State University, San Bernardino
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Unknown
Date
Undated
Description
Mildred Dalton Henry was born in Tamo, Arkansas in 1933. She graduated from Merrill High School in Pine Bluff and attended Arkansas A & M College (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff). After 2 years in college, Henry left college to focus on raising her four children, and 38 years later she returned to Arkansas A & M College graduating with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree. She later attended Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where she received her Master’s degree and the completed her PhD in Counselor Education at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Henry joined the School of Education at CSUSB in 1983 and received tenure as an associate professor in 1987, making her the first African American to become a tenured professor at CSUSB. In 1990, she was selected as the "Woman of the Year" by the 66th Assembly District of the California State Legislature in recognition of her many community service activities in the Inland Empire. And in 2013, a new elementary school in San Bernardino, CA was named in her honor, the Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary School.
Image Caption: Mildred Henry (left) poses with student on-campus at CSUSB.
Image Caption: Mildred Henry (left) poses with student on-campus at CSUSB.