[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING MRS. ALICE JONES NICKENS

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, on April 10, 2010, friends and family 
will gather to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Alice Jones Nickens, a 
retired teacher who has had a tremendous impact on North Carolina's 
First Congressional District. Born on April 14, 1904 in Winton, North 
Carolina, Mrs. Nickens will be celebrating her 106th birthday.
  Affectionately known as ``Miss Alice,'' she earned a Bachelor's 
degree from Hampton Institute--now known as Hampton University--and a 
Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Miss Alice taught 
second grade at C.S. Brown School in Winton, North Carolina for 47 
years. And, after retiring, she served as a substitute teacher for 10 
years.
  She has been active in preserving the rich history of C.S. Brown 
School, formerly known as Chowan Academy and then Waters Training 
School. It was the State's first secondary school for children of 
color, and Miss Alice's mother, Annie Walden Jones, was the school's 
first graduate. She has also played a key role in documenting and 
preserving the history of Winton, North Carolina and the surrounding 
communities.
  Mrs. Nickens was a charter member of the C.S. Brown Cultural Arts 
Center. Along with her sister, Sally, Mrs. Nickens was instrumental in 
securing $200,000 from the State to help restore the building.
  She has long been a devoted member of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church, 
and served as a member of its trustee board.
  Mrs. Nickens has also served as Vice President of the Democratic 
Women's Club of Hertford County, and as a volunteer of the Auxiliary of 
Roanoke Chowan Hospital.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Alice Jones Nickens. She is truly a remarkable woman deserving of our 
deepest gratitude for the enormous contributions that she made in the 
lives of children in eastern North Carolina and to the entire 
community.

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