HOUSTON –The Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with One Delta Plaza Educational Center (ODPEC) honored four NASA African American women leaders at the 17th Annual Jazz Soirée Scholarship Fundraiser on Sunday Dec. 2, 2018 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel in downtown Houston.
The theme- “Harlem Renaissance: All That Jazz”– provided the historical musical framework to celebrate four pioneering STEM leaders and local “Hidden Figures” serving at Houston’sJohnson Space Center. The event raised tens of thousands of dollars for scholarships to be awarded in early 2019 to high-achieving, college-bound students.
The NASA honorees receiving the Geraldine Pittman Woods Award for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) were: Vanessa Wyche, Johnson Space Center Deputy Director; Annette Moore, Johnson Space Center Chief Information Officer; Debra L. Johnson, Johnson Space Center Director of the Office of Procurement; and Donna Blackshear-Reynolds, Chief of the Spaceflight Operations Resources Office in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Wyche, Moore and Johnson are members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Blackshear-Reynolds is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Houston musicians Joe Carmouche and Lloyd Hughes immersed attendees in the smooth sounds of jazz. In addition to live entertainment, the affair included dinner, dancing, a silent auction and vendors. There were 22 celebrity waiters contributing $1,000 or more whose generosity will enhance the more than $120,000 awarded by the Houston Alumnae Chapter this academic year.
Angela Sterling, Tonja Jackson and Gwendolyn Drumgoole served as the jazz soirée co-chairs.
Tina Marie Jones-Green is the President of the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Audrey Gassama is the Board Chair of One Delta Plaza Educational Center.
The soirée supports Houston Alumnae Chapter community service programs. This fundraising partnership also allows ODPEC to support its programs and projects.
For more information: Contact Cindy George at houstonstrategist@gmail.com or by cell at 832-549-6993.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, founded in 1913, is a private, not-for-profit service organization of predominantly black, college-educated women committed to transforming lives and impacting society. In 105 years, 300,000 women have joined the organization, which has more than 900 alumnae and collegiate chapters in the United States and abroad.
The Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (HAC)-chartered in 1927- was the first black Greek letter organization to establish a chapter in Houston. Today, 91 years later,
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