Dr Carolyn V. Atkins 82 of Jefferson City passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Oak Tree Villa Nursing Center in Jefferson City. She was born September 21, 1930 in Saint Louis Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Vaughn and Attorney George L. Vaughn a prominent civil rights attorney and state Democrat party official. A brother who was also an attorney and a sister likewise preceded her in death.
Dr Atkins had an extensive career in social services including employment with several Saint Louis and metro eastern illinois agencies in addition to working as a Phychological Examiner for the Saint Louis Board of Education. In 1971 she was employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections as Supertendent of the Tipton Correctional Center for Women in Tipton. Following this experience, the governor of Missouri appointed her to serve a term as the first woman and first African American member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. She served there fro 1978- 1984 with service as board Chairperson from 1978-1981. n 1985 Dr Atkins joined the faculty of Oincoln University in Jefferson City as an Assistant Professor Criminal justice retiring in 2002 as a tenured full Professor of Criminal Justice.
She was an active member and officer of Union Memorial United Methodist Church in St Louis and later served in numerous capacities at Quinn Chapel AME Church in Jefferson City where at the time of her death she was a Steward Protem which is the highest appointed office in the church. Additionally Dr Atkins was a devoted member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority including service as president of the Jefferson City Alumnae chapter of the organization.From 1978-1981 she was state president of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and served on the Missouri Corrections Association board of directors from 1996-2001. On the national level she was elected to several leadership capacities with the American Corrections Association. Locally she was a member of the Capital Region Medical Center Board of Governors and the institutional Review Board of the medical center. In 2005 the Zonta Club selected her from sixteen nominees for one its two women of Achievement awards for her outstanding civic and community contributions.
The visitation for Dr Atkins will be from 1a.m to 12p.m. Saturday September 29, 2012 at Quinn Chapel AME Church where funeral services will be held at 12p.m. with Rev. Cassandra Gould officiating. Interment will follow in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Chuch Scholarship Fund 529 Lafayette St Jefferson City or the Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1303 Jefferson City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Vaughn and Attorney George L. Vaughn a prominent civil rights attorney and state Democrat party official. A brother who was also an attorney and a sister likewise preceded her in death.
Dr Atkins had an extensive career in social services including employment with several Saint Louis and metro eastern illinois agencies in addition to working as a Phychological Examiner for the Saint Louis Board of Education. In 1971 she was employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections as Supertendent of the Tipton Correctional Center for Women in Tipton. Following this experience, the governor of Missouri appointed her to serve a term as the first woman and first African American member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. She served there fro 1978- 1984 with service as board Chairperson from 1978-1981. n 1985 Dr Atkins joined the faculty of Oincoln University in Jefferson City as an Assistant Professor Criminal justice retiring in 2002 as a tenured full Professor of Criminal Justice.
She was an active member and officer of Union Memorial United Methodist Church in St Louis and later served in numerous capacities at Quinn Chapel AME Church in Jefferson City where at the time of her death she was a Steward Protem which is the highest appointed office in the church. Additionally Dr Atkins was a devoted member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority including service as president of the Jefferson City Alumnae chapter of the organization.From 1978-1981 she was state president of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and served on the Missouri Corrections Association board of directors from 1996-2001. On the national level she was elected to several leadership capacities with the American Corrections Association. Locally she was a member of the Capital Region Medical Center Board of Governors and the institutional Review Board of the medical center. In 2005 the Zonta Club selected her from sixteen nominees for one its two women of Achievement awards for her outstanding civic and community contributions.
The visitation for Dr Atkins will be from 1a.m to 12p.m. Saturday September 29, 2012 at Quinn Chapel AME Church where funeral services will be held at 12p.m. with Rev. Cassandra Gould officiating. Interment will follow in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Chuch Scholarship Fund 529 Lafayette St Jefferson City or the Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1303 Jefferson City.
Dr Carolyn V. Atkins 82 of Jefferson City passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Oak Tree Villa Nursing Center in Jefferson City. She was born September 21, 1930 in Saint Louis Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Vaughn and Attorney George L. Vaughn a prominent civil rights attorney and state Democrat party official. A brother who was also an attorney and a sister likewise preceded her in death.
Dr Atkins had an extensive career in social services including employment with several Saint Louis and metro eastern illinois agencies in addition to working as a Phychological Examiner for the Saint Louis Board of Education. In 1971 she was employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections as Supertendent of the Tipton Correctional Center for Women in Tipton. Following this experience, the governor of Missouri appointed her to serve a term as the first woman and first African American member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. She served there fro 1978- 1984 with service as board Chairperson from 1978-1981. n 1985 Dr Atkins joined the faculty of Oincoln University in Jefferson City as an Assistant Professor Criminal justice retiring in 2002 as a tenured full Professor of Criminal Justice.
She was an active member and officer of Union Memorial United Methodist Church in St Louis and later served in numerous capacities at Quinn Chapel AME Church in Jefferson City where at the time of her death she was a Steward Protem which is the highest appointed office in the church. Additionally Dr Atkins was a devoted member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority including service as president of the Jefferson City Alumnae chapter of the organization.From 1978-1981 she was state president of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and served on the Missouri Corrections Association board of directors from 1996-2001. On the national level she was elected to several leadership capacities with the American Corrections Association. Locally she was a member of the Capital Region Medical Center Board of Governors and the institutional Review Board of the medical center. In 2005 the Zonta Club selected her from sixteen nominees for one its two women of Achievement awards for her outstanding civic and community contributions.
The visitation for Dr Atkins will be from 1a.m to 12p.m. Saturday September 29, 2012 at Quinn Chapel AME Church where funeral services will be held at 12p.m. with Rev. Cassandra Gould officiating. Interment will follow in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Chuch Scholarship Fund 529 Lafayette St Jefferson City or the Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1303 Jefferson City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Vaughn and Attorney George L. Vaughn a prominent civil rights attorney and state Democrat party official. A brother who was also an attorney and a sister likewise preceded her in death.
Dr Atkins had an extensive career in social services including employment with several Saint Louis and metro eastern illinois agencies in addition to working as a Phychological Examiner for the Saint Louis Board of Education. In 1971 she was employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections as Supertendent of the Tipton Correctional Center for Women in Tipton. Following this experience, the governor of Missouri appointed her to serve a term as the first woman and first African American member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. She served there fro 1978- 1984 with service as board Chairperson from 1978-1981. n 1985 Dr Atkins joined the faculty of Oincoln University in Jefferson City as an Assistant Professor Criminal justice retiring in 2002 as a tenured full Professor of Criminal Justice.
She was an active member and officer of Union Memorial United Methodist Church in St Louis and later served in numerous capacities at Quinn Chapel AME Church in Jefferson City where at the time of her death she was a Steward Protem which is the highest appointed office in the church. Additionally Dr Atkins was a devoted member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority including service as president of the Jefferson City Alumnae chapter of the organization.From 1978-1981 she was state president of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and served on the Missouri Corrections Association board of directors from 1996-2001. On the national level she was elected to several leadership capacities with the American Corrections Association. Locally she was a member of the Capital Region Medical Center Board of Governors and the institutional Review Board of the medical center. In 2005 the Zonta Club selected her from sixteen nominees for one its two women of Achievement awards for her outstanding civic and community contributions.
The visitation for Dr Atkins will be from 1a.m to 12p.m. Saturday September 29, 2012 at Quinn Chapel AME Church where funeral services will be held at 12p.m. with Rev. Cassandra Gould officiating. Interment will follow in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Chuch Scholarship Fund 529 Lafayette St Jefferson City or the Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1303 Jefferson City.
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