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Dr. Jacquelyn Dansby is Executive Director of the Upward Bound Pre-College Program at St. Mary’s University. She has dedicated nearly 50 years to the field of education. Never taking education lightly, she graduated from high school as salutatorian before she began college. The first African American female astronaut, Mae Jemison, was initiated during Dr. Dansby’s tenure as South Central Regional Director in Houston, Texas. She is also active in her community, having served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SA 100, a nonprofit organization made up of a variety of female professional leaders from diverse industries. Dr. Dansby has earned numerous awards in her career, including the: Dr. Alice Wright Franzke Feminist Award, Marianist Heritage Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’ Teaching and Leadership Excellence Award, and Dr. Walter O. Mason Award, Dansby was also named to the Gamma Delta Phi National Honor Society Educator’s Hall of Fame. In 2014 and 2016 Women of Distinction Magazine twice selected Dr. Dansby as a Distinguished Professional for her in education and her field. She is a member of the San Antonio LadiesTalented Tenth (SALTT).

Dr. Jacquelyn Dansby

Dr. Jacquelyn Dansby is Executive Director of the Upward Bound Pre-College Program at St. Mary's University. She has dedicated nearly 50 years to the field of education. Never taking education lightly, she graduated from high school as salutatorian before she began college.

The first African American female astronaut, Mae Jemison, was initiated during Dr. Dansby’s tenure as South Central Regional Director in Houston, Texas.

She is also active in her community, having served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SA 100, a nonprofit organization made up of a variety of female professional leaders from diverse industries.

Dr. Dansby has earned numerous awards in her career, including the: Dr. Alice Wright Franzke Feminist Award, Marianist Heritage Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’ Teaching and Leadership Excellence Award, and Dr. Walter O. Mason Award, Dansby was also named to the Gamma Delta Phi National Honor Society Educator's Hall of Fame.

In 2014 and 2016 Women of Distinction Magazine twice selected Dr. Dansby as a Distinguished Professional for her in education and her field. She is a member of the San Antonio LadiesTalented Tenth (SALTT).

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The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic

PP Books

The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic, is a collection of essays detailing the doctoral journeys of 15 African American doctoral degree holders. Although the National Center for Education Statistics named African American women the most educated group in the United States, the quest for doctoral and other advanced degrees is not easy, and is often not completed.

Antoinette Franklin, the book’s managing editor, explained that she started this project to serve as a source of inspiration to future doctoral holders to complete their advanced education.

“The book is a collection of stories of glory, racism, sexism, and happiness,” she said. “It shares their experiences and how they overcame those misfortunes and achieved the pinnacle of education attainment. The book also discusses the issues facing America’s colleges and universities concerning diversity in the faculty and administration.”

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