Family, friends, and community members are honoring the life of Dorothy Smith with a memorial is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Smith was a leader and educator in San Diego and the first African American woman to be elected to public office in the county.
SAN DIEGO - Family, friends, and community members are honoring the life of Dorothy Smith. A memorial is scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
Secretary of State and close friend Dr. Shirley Weber says during Smith’s time on the school board, she gave added hope to San Diegans.Smith mandated policies for students to ensure they would qualify for college. Smith taught at Grossmont Community College, San Diego City College, and San Diego State University as an educator. While at SDSU, she led the Aim-to-teach program that worked to increase diversity in the teacher credential program. She also helped found the McGill School of Success in 1996.
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