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Awards Given:

Attendance-Central Region
Outstanding Chapter (Membership Growth) Alpha Zeta, St. Louis, Mo. (32 members)
Outstanding Chapter Activity-Alpha Zeta Chapter, St. Louis, Mo.
Regional Membership Expansion Award-Central Regional
Future Intellectual Leaders (boys)-Alpha Lambda Chapter, Harvey, IL. last place
Future Iota Girls-Alpha Lambda Chapter, Harvey, IL. first place
Gems (pre-teens)-Beta Alpha-first place-Winston-Salem, N.C.

"White Rose Queens" were appropriately crowned by President-Elect, Soror Billie O. Glover.

These were Past National Presidents: Sorors-Marion H. Jackson, Dr. Ossie Ware Mitchell, Bessie Coston, A. Lucile Reynolds, Dr. Fredda Witherspoon, and Clarice Brown (outgoing President)...

HONORARY MEMBERS inducted were: Dr. Katie Harper Wright, East St. Louis, Illinois - sponsored by Alpha Zeta Chapter, St. Louis, Missouri and Rev. Addie Wyatt, Chicago, IL., sponsored by Alpha Beta Chapter, Chicago, IL.

The Lola M. Parker Achievement Award, the highest award given by the Sorority, was bestowed upon Mrs. Mamie Harrington Townsend, sponsored by Alpha Chapter.

OUTSTANDING SOROR OF THE YEAR 1982 was Soror Addie Bossieux, Gamma Xi, Farwestern Region; OUTSTANDING SOROR OF THE YEAR 1983 was Miriam Dansby Johnson, Alpha Pi Chapter, Southwestern Region...Both received the Mahala S. Evans Award.

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Dr. Dorothy Height, National Honorary Member, delivers keynote address. Dr. Height, President of National Council of Negro Women, embraced the theme of the Convention: "Women Facing Challenges in a New Decade".

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