Sue Loughlin | CNHI News Indiana Jul 30, 2021
Cynthia Shepard Perry
Indiana State University trustees on Friday approved the honorary naming of part of Fifth Street on campus after Cynthia Shepard Perry, a Terre Haute native and ISU graduate selected by three U.S. presidents to represent the nation on the international level.
Perry, 92, served as the U.S. ambassador to Sierra Leone and Burundi. She now lives in Houston, Texas.
The honorary naming means that Fifth Street from Cherry Street north to Tippecanoe Street will be known as “Ambassador Cynthia Shepard Perry Way.” I m really, really truly honored that my hometown has thought to do this for me, Perry said in a phone interview Friday. I m sure this doesn t happen to many people.
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Concert honors three women with ISU ties for Black History Month
Three women with ties to Terre Haute and Indiana State University are being honored this Black History Month.
Posted: Feb 22, 2021 7:58 PM
Posted By: Staff Report
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Three women with ties to Terre Haute and Indiana State University are being honored this Black History Month.
The wind orchestra played on Monday in the Tilson Auditorium.
Willia Brown Chappell was an aviator and activist. Dr. Cynthia Shepard Perry was a United States Ambassador.
Z Mae Jimison was the first Black woman to serve as a judge in Marion County, Indiana.
ISU keeps the celebration going with a Black History Month concert
Three women with ties to Terre Haute and Indiana State University are being honored this Black History Month.
Posted: Feb 21, 2021 11:26 PM
Updated: Feb 22, 2021 8:25 AM
Posted By: Staff Report
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Three women with ties to Terre Haute and Indiana State University are being honored this Black History Month.
You can watch an original concert, recognizing their accomplishments and service Monday.
A local historian wrote the script and the music is original.
The concert will pay tribute to Willa Brown Chappell an aviator and activist, Dr. Cynthia Shepard Perry a united states ambassador.