SPC 历史书: A Point of Pride on 圣安东尼奥's Eastside

St. 菲利普的大学 is pround to announce the official history book of the college titled St. 菲利普的大学: A Point of Pride on 圣安东尼奥’s Eastside written by Dr. Marie Pannell Thurston, the coordinator Oral 历史 for St. 菲利普的大学.

这本书是德州a系列丛书中的第一本&M-圣安东尼奥 (TAMU-SA) is sponsoring through Texas A&M大学出版社 called Peoples and Cultures of Texas. St. 菲利普学院院长. 阿黛娜·威廉姆斯·洛斯顿博士加入了. 玛丽亚·埃尔南德斯·费里尔, TAMU-SA的主席, for the formal announcement during today’s ceremony. The inaugural publication tells the story of the nation’s only college to be federally designated as both a Historically Black 大学 and a Hispanic-serving Institution, and marks the 115th anniversary of the founding of St. 菲利普的大学.

作者简介

Marie Pannell Thurston has not always been an accomplished author. 她在林奇堡一个充满爱的家庭长大, 维吉尼亚州 as the middle child of three brothers and three sisters in the midst of segregation and the Great depression. Her parents were unable to attend school beyond the 5th grade, but they emphasized to their children the importance of achieving higher education. 高中毕业后, 尽管财政资源有限, Thurston attended a historically Black junior college in Lynchburg and graduated from 维吉尼亚州 State 大学, 在彼得堡, 维吉尼亚州, 也是一个历史上的黑人机构.

She married a fellow 维吉尼亚州 Statesman, Charles S. 瑟斯顿,M.D., and together they raised four very accomplished daughters: a physician, 大学院长, a librarian and an education specialist employed by the Federal Reserve Bank. Thurston earned her first Masters degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and her second at the University of Texas at 圣安东尼奥, 一直在做全职工作. 在她丈夫参军之后, they moved every three to four years on military assignments in the United States and Europe and while Thurston enjoyed the travel, because of the frequent moves and family responsibilities, 她的事业被搁置了. 在她一生中, she remained active in her church and served on many community boards, 因她的贡献而获得无数奖项.

后博士. 查尔斯·瑟斯顿从军队退休, they settled in 圣安东尼奥 and at the age of 66 years, Marie determined to again continue her education. 享年71岁, 瑟斯顿获得了教育学博士学位, with a concentration in Organizational 领导, 来自道成肉身的大学.

今天，在81岁的时候. 瑟斯顿的第一本书， St. 菲利普的大学: A Point of Pride on 圣安东尼奥’s Eastside, 是由Texas A&M大学出版社. A history of the first Historically Black and Hispanic serving institution in 圣安东尼奥 and the only institution in the nation with this designation, her book features the story of how Artemisia Bowden, 一位坚强的非裔美国女性, 谁用几十年的坚持, 尽管困难重重, commits her path to God and accomplishes the goals she set. 其他几位女强人, 尤其是三个黑人女性, 跟随她的脚步, 担任圣. 菲利普的大学. 在很多方面, Thurston’s life is a reflection of their stories for each overcame great hardships and discrimination before succeeding.

如何购买这本书

Books Available for Sale at the following location:
St. 菲利普学院纪念品商店
萨顿学习中心3楼
马丁·路德·金大道1801号, 圣安东尼奥, TX 78203

• Cost of Book: $30 + required shipping and handling
• 接受现金和支票
• All proceeds from the sale of book will benefit the St. 菲利普大学奖学基金

特殊的确认

Special thank you to those that contributed to the success of developing St. 菲利普的大学: A Point of Pride on 圣安东尼奥's Eastside.

• St. 菲利普学院档案
• 封面照片 & 图片由Patrick M .提供. 埃文斯
• Mark G. 巴恩斯,老.

特别感谢

"We are very fortunate to have a partner like President 玛丽亚·埃尔南德斯·费里尔 and Texas A&M-圣安东尼奥 to recognize and share the history of St. 菲利普学院和圣安东尼奥东区.” - Dr. 阿黛娜·威廉姆斯·罗斯顿