Bill > HR396

This Resolution commemorates the life and legacy of Ella Louise Stokes Hunter, Ed.D., recognizing her as the first Black woman to earn a degree from the University of Virginia (UVA) in 1953, where her research focused on helping high school students transition to college-level mathematics. It highlights her extensive career as a mathematics professor at Virginia State University from 1920 to 1968, her role as a compassionate mentor during the Jim Crow era, her involvement as a charter member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the renaming of a UVA student research conference in her honor. The resolution formally expresses the House of Delegates' high regard for her historical significance and contributions to Virginia, and directs the Clerk to present a copy to her family.