Grambling in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Dr. Alice Brown Smith
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
1. Dr. Alice Brown Smith Marker
Dr. Alice Brown Smith began her career in the
Grambling College teacher education program in 1957,
after serving as a Jeanes Supervisor for over ten years
in Mississippi, a special class of Black educators in the
South. At Grambling, she specialized in several
education fields & served as GSU's first director of the
federal Teacher Corps program. She retired as a full
professor. In 2004, the Teacher Education Program
celebrated its opening of the Alice B. Smith Praxis
Preparation Laboratory. She was a dedicated teacher
and church leader, and she produced inspiring
weekly "Grambling News” columns in the Ruston
Leader during the 1960s and 70s and produced
columns for the Monroe Dispatch for forty-five years,
along with serving as the Dispatch Editor-Teacher at
Grambling College.Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women.
Location. 32° 32.276′ N, 92° 42.823′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. Marker can be reached from Legends Avenue (Highway
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dr. Earl Lester Cole (here, next to this marker); Arthur D. Smith, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Dr. Leon Whittaker (here, next to this marker); Vernell J. Delafosse (here, next to this marker); Dr. Joseph Johnson (here, next to this marker); Siscro McCarty (here, next to this marker); Thomas Morehead (here, next to this marker); Henry Louis Dyer (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grambling.
More about this marker. Located in the Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
2. Dr. Alice Brown Smith Marker
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
3. Dr. Alice Brown Smith Marker
The Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
