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RESOLUTION NO. 07-073
A RESOLUTION HONORING MRS. QUEEN
SOUTER TOWNSEND WHO HAS BEEN CHOSEN
AS "HISTORY MAKER" IN ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR EXEMPLIFYING
OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP THROUGH HER
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY
IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1.
Mrs. Queen Souter Townsend is a Native Floridian.
She
was born in Marianna, Florida, and came to St. Lucie County from
Dade County.
She is one of four siblings who came from humble
beginnings and has remained humble in spite of the many
achievements along with the numerous recognitions she has received.
2. Mrs, Townsend is a First Generation College Graduate
having received her B.A. Degree in Elementary Education from
Florida Memorial College of St. Augustine, Florida; and her Masters
Degree in Administration and Supervision from Florida International
University of Miami, Florida.
She completed advanced studies at
the University of Maine and also Florida Atlantic University.
3. Mrs. Townsend began her career in St. Lucie County as an
Elementary Classroom Teacher. She served the School Board in many
capacities: Teacher, Administrative Assistant, Principal, Executive
Director for Elementary Education, and Assistant Superintendent of
School
Programs
and
Curriculum,
She
served
as
Interim
Superintendent while the Board searched for a new leader.
Mrs.
Townsend retired in June, 2001, as Associate Superintendent of
Schools.
4. Mrs. Townsend has received numerous service awards and
honors such as: Democratic Woman of the Year, Columbia Medical
Cameo Woman of the Year for Education, Black History Achievement
Award, Scouts of America Dedicated Service Award, and Resolutions
from Florida Atlantic University and Indian River Community
College.
In 2005, then Governor Jeb Bush appointed Mrs. Townsend
to the Children's Services Council of St. Lucie County.
She is a
Life Member and Past President of the Fort pierce Alumnae Chapter
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and a Life Member of the National
Association For the Advancement of Colored People. Mrs. Townsend
remains a faithful and dedicated member of the Greater Mt. Pleasant
primitive Baptist Church and serves as President of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the East Florida primitive Baptist Association for ten
years.
5. Mrs. Townsend is currently an Educational Consultant with
the Florida Association of District Schoo 1 Superintendents and a
professional partner with the Delta Project of the State Department
of Education where she serves as Mentor for Practicing Principals,
6. Mrs. Townsend is the devoted wife of John Townsend,
mother of Antella (Vernon Sr.) and Grandmother of Vernon, Jr. and
Andre Jones of Miami, Florida.
She is the First African/American
to serve as Principal of a Schoo 1 in Port St. Lucie, the First
African/American Woman to serve as Director of Elementary Schools
in St. Lucie County, the First African/American Woman to serve as
Associate Superintendent in St. Lucie County, and the First
African/American
Woman to be sworn in as a Superintendent of
Schools in St. Lucie County.
She is certainly a "History Maker".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County:
1. This Board does hereby honor Mrs. Queen Souter Townsend
who has been chosen as "HISTORY MAKER" in St. Lucie County,
Florida, for exemplifying outstanding citizenship through her major
contributions to our community in the field of education.
2. This Board encourages the citizens of St. Lucie County to
participate in honoring Mrs. Queen Souter Townsend at a dinner
celebration to be held in conjunction with the National Celebration
of Black History Month at the pelican Yacht Club in Fort Pierce,
Florida, on Thursday evening, February 22, 2007, beginning at 6:30
p.m,
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 20th day of February, 2007,
ATTEST:
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