Livingstone College is holding its Women in History Brunch today in honor of the late Katharine W. Osborne, who sponsored the event for the past nine years.
“She was very philanthropic and a great supporter of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) for Livingstone College,” said Deborah Johnson, director of UNCF.
“She always said that she believed in what the UNCF stood for: providing financial assistance for young men and women who otherwise could not afford an education.”
Osborne, who died last April, was a member of the Livingstone College President’s Club and served on the Livingstone College Advancement Council.
This year’s brunch honoring Osborne is sponsored by KKA Architecture (Karen K. Alexander), Willie Jean Kennedy (’67) and Charles and Elizabeth (’67) Fields, leading community members and admirers following Osborne’s lead.
The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Hilliard Room in the J.W. Hood Building. The guest speaker is Annette Moore, author of “Stained Glass.”
Moore received a bachelor’s degree in English Secondary Education from Bennett College for Women in 1988 and her master of arts degree from North Carolina A&T State University in English and African-American literature.
Moore taught at Livingstone College as an assistant professor of English for three years. Presently, she teaches composition and literature at Mitchell Community College in Statesville.
In 2005, she received an Excellence in Education Award. Moore has 18 years of teaching experience in higher education.
Moore writes fiction based on such themes as love, relationships, identity and the African-American experience. She lives in Granite Quarry with her husband, Keith, and sons Brien and Ryan.
“Stained Glass” is Moore’s first novel, but she hopes to finish the manuscript for a sequel by 2010.