[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             MOURNING THE DEATH OF DR. JEANNE LAVETA NOBLE

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, when Dr. Jeanne Laveta Noble passed away on 
October 17, 2002, in New York City, the state of Georgia--and 
especially the city of Albany and the southwest Georgia region where 
she was born and raised--lost one of our great native citizens.
  While Dr. Noble always remained close to her home town, returning 
often to visit with friends and family, she made contributions that 
were national and even international in scope as a noted educator, a 
fighter for human rights and against poverty, a scholar and writer who 
published three books and countless articles, an Emmy Award-winning 
media commentator, and a Presidential appointee in three 
Administrations.
  Dr. Noble was the eldest child of Floyd G. and Aurelia P. Noble of 
Albany, Georgia. She earned her undergraduate, Masters and doctoral 
degrees from Howard University and Columbia University, and completed 
further studies at the University of Birmingham in England. She first 
taught Albany State University, and later served as dean of students at 
Langston University in Oklahoma, as the first black woman to serve as a 
tenured professor at New York University, and as professor emeritus of 
the graduate school at the City University of New York.
  She was named by President Johnson to head the Women's Job Corps of 
the President's Task Force on the War Against Poverty, and served on 
commissions named by President Nixon and President Ford. In addition to 
her prolife writing, she moderated and co-wrote an acclaimed show 
called ``The Learing Experience.''
  Dr. Noble was involved in many civic and charitable activities, 
including serving as the 12th national president of Delta Sigma Theta 
Sorority, the 200,000-member public service sorority that supports 
education, provides scholarships, boosts programs for young people, and 
promotes economic opportunities for all.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Noble's devotion to education and her service to 
humanity inspired everyone who knew her or knew about her. Our thoughts 
and prayers are with her family and many friends.