Remembering Doris Wilkinson
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Remembering Doris Wilkinson.
Wilkinson was the first Black woman to be hired on as a full-time faculty member at U.K.
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Remembering Doris Wilkinson
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Wilkinson was the first Black woman to be hired on as a full-time faculty member at U.K.
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The University of Kentucky is remembering a pioneering graduate and professor Doctor Doris Wilkinson, one of the first African-Americans to graduate from UK has passed away Wilkinson enrolled in the University of Kentucky in 1950, for a few months after the Brown versus Board of Education ruling ended segregation in public schools after getting her degree in 1958, Wilkinson joined the Department of Sociology at UK going on to become the first African-American woman hired on as a full-time faculty member, UK President Eli Capilouto released a statement today on Wilkerson's passing saying in part, quote, Doctor Doris Wilkinson was powerful, influential at times larger than life.
I'm comforted in knowing that her legacy continues to run deep across the foundation of our community.
End quote, Wilkinson died Saturday night in Lexington.
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