The Priscilla E. Pemberton Society of Bank Street CollegeThe Pemberton Society at Bank Street College of Education held its Fifth Annual Lend a Hand for Scholarship Benefit at the Apollo Theater on October 7th. The event honored Mayor David Dinkins and Mrs. Joyce Dinkins who were awarded the Society's Leadership in Diversity Award by Bank Street President Elizabeth D. Dickey and Pemberton Society President Lucia Jack.The event Co-Chairs were Yolanda Ferrell-Brown, Bettye Fletcher Comer, and Kate R. Whitney. The Pemberton Society announced the Joyce and David Dinkins Tribute Scholarship Fund to support students of color at Bank Street. To View Event photos, click here >>
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The Pemberton Society is devoted to supporting Bank Street students and alumni of color through financial assistance and other services. In this way, the Society's mission is aligned with the strategic priorities of Bank Street College. In fact, the Pemberton Society is so dedicated to the College's strategic vision that it is committed to raising an additional $2 million dollars over five years to endow scholarships for students of color at both the Graduate School and the School for Children.
(Priscilla Pemberton at left, standing)
click here to view the photographs from... An Evening at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, June 10, 2009 Co-sponsored by The Priscilla E. Pemberton Society and the The Bank Street College Alumni Association
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