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Mrs. Augusta Edwards Thomas
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1933
Born
August 14th, 1933
1950
Graduated from high school
1950
Howard Academy, Ocala, FL
1951
Tampa Bay Times article "103 on FAMC Honor Roll List"
March 26th, 1951
1953
Elected to Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society @ FAMC
1953
Florida A&M University, South Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL
1954
Graduated from college
1954
Florida A&M University, South Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL
B.S. Elementary Education
Started a job at Hillsborough County Public Schools as a Social Worker
1954
Tampa, FL
1956
Elected to Board of Directors, Tampa Urban League
1956
Tampa, FL
1958
Started a job at Hillsborough County Public Schools as part time Teacher & Counselor, Adult Education Program
1958
1960
Graduated from graduate school
1960
Clark Atlanta University, James P Brawley Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA
M.A. Guidance & Counseling
1964
NDEA Guidance Institute - Summer
1964
Syracuse University, South Crouse Avenue, Syracuse, NY
1965
Started a job at Head Start Program as a Social Worker (summer)
1965
Tampa Times article "Help is Here"
May 11th, 1965
Tampa, FL
1966
Started a job at Tampa Urban League as Coordinator of Parent Education and Community Organization for Project Enable
1966
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Chamber Sets Poverty Talk"
July 20th, 1966
Tampa, FL
1967
Certified in Community Organization, Project ENABLE Family Service Association of America, National Association for Retarded Children and National Urban League
1967
Started a job at Tampa Urban League as the Executive Director
1967
Tampa Park Plaza, Tampa, FL
Tampa Times article "Lincoln School: Project Inspires"
1967
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Panel will Discuss Issues Women Face Today"
1967
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Help is Here...Just Ask"
1967
Tampa, FL
1968
Had a child, James Daniel Marshall, III
1968
Tampa, FL
Project STAR, a demonstration of ways to help Black parents deal with pseudo-retardation caused by cultural depravation, a three year study funded by US DHEW
1968
Tampa, FL
Augusta Marshall: Urban League's Goals are Hers (The Tampa Times)
1968
Tampa Tribune article "Tampa NAACP Protests Housing Post Appointee"
1968
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "New Program Aims At Union Jobs for Negro Youths"
1968
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Housing Post Goes to Woman"
1968
Tampa, FL
Presented "The Social Worker's Role in the Community: Advocacy or Neutrality," Tampa Chapter NASW
September 16th, 1968
The National Association of Social Workers, Dellwood Drive, Tallahassee, FL
Tampa Tribune article "LEAP Leaps for Youth"
October 2nd, 1968
Tampa, FL
1969
Presented "A Study of the National Urban League's Apprenticeship Outreach Program" at National Urban League Conference
1969
National Urban League, Pine Street, New York, NY
Tampa Tribune article "City Gets National Health Study Project"
1969
Tampa Tribune article "Urban League Official Fears Demotion of Black Principals"
1969
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Use Only Trained Men in Riot Control, League Urges
1969
Tampa Tribune article "Retarded Child Diagnosis Services Said Inadequate"
1969
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Domestic's Plight: Unskilled, Low Pay, Unorganized"
1969
Tampa, FL
Presented "The Role of the Employed Woman: Community Involvement" to the The Wesleyan Service Guild
February 27th, 1969
Manhattan Baptist Church, South Manhattan Avenue, Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Urban League Urges Changes in School Integration Plans"
April 8th, 1969
Tampa Tribune Letter to the Editor "Apprentice Training Responsibility Met"
April 12th, 1969
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Local Labor Project....Urban League Moves to Organize Domestics"
April 23rd, 1969
Tampa, FL
Tampa Urban League Outreach - Dispute between Director of Tampa Urban League and Associate Director of LEAP Program
August 22nd, 1969
https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/AFLCIO/id/13488/rec/2
Tampa Tribune article "Favors won't get post"
October 23rd, 1969
Tampa, FL
Tampa Times article "Black leaders organize power bloc"
October 24th, 1969
Tampa, FL
Tampa Times article "Personality tiff perils program"
October 29th, 1969
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times-aet-personality-tiff/157705744/
Tampa Urban League LEAP (Labor Education Advancement Program)
November 4th, 1969
https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/AFLCIO/id/23928
1970
Presented "A Sensitivity Session on Increased Staff Productivity" to Employment Counselors, Florida State Employment Service
1970
Tampa, FL
1971
Tampa Times article "Balck slate gathers force to assault Greco redoubt"
April 23rd, 1971
Tampa, FL
1972
Became Step Mom to Larry, Mary Ann, Gerald, Jenifer, Gilda Thomas
1972
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Urban League sees boost for ailing plaza project"
1972
Tampa Tribune article "Parents-children aide course ready"
1972
Tampa, FL
Got married to Johnnie Thomas
August 31st, 1972
Tampa, FL
1973
Had a child, Veda Thomas Bawo
1973
Tampa, FL
Award for Distinguished and Unselfish Community Service, Frontiers of America, Inc.
1973
1974
Distinguished Service Award, National Black Women's Political Leadership Caucus
1974
Tampa, FL
School Integration Still an Issue Despite Quiet Progress by Vernon Jordan
January 16th, 1974
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/16/archives/school-integration-still-an-issue-despite-quiet-progress-last.html
1975
Humanitarian Award, Save-A-Youth Program
1975
Award for 'Youth Services" from Gamma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
1975
Tampa, FL
Research on Housing Discrimination in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, funded by US Department of Housing and Urban Development in cooperation with the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing
1975
William Pollard [Executive Director], correspondence, 1975
July 9th, 1975
https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/AFLCIO/id/16158/rec/3
Presented "Testimony on Domestic Policy" at the Presidential Public Forum on Domestic Policy
October 29th, 1975
Tampa, FL
1976
Take Your Family to Work Day, Tampa Urban League
1976
Tampa Park Plaza, Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Jobs Agency is Accused of Bypassing Committee"
September 10th, 1976
Tampa, FL
Award In Appreciation of Faithful & Devoted Service to the Tampa Urban League, Inc.
November 12th, 1976
Tampa, FL
1977
Graduated from graduate school
1977
University of South Florida, East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL
Ed.S. (Education Specialist)
Teaching Certificate, State of Florida Department of Education
1977
Claudia Silas Letter on Supervisory Skills
1977
Award for "Unselfish Devotion to the Cause of Human Rights" from Tampa Chapter of Charmettes, Inc.
1977
Tampa, FL
Unpublished Paper: "A Study of the Attitudes and Performance of Black Economically Disadvantaged Youth Enrolled in the Work Eperience Program of the Tampa Urban League"
1977
Tampa, FL
1978
Certificate of Appreciation, Boy's Club of Greater Tampa, Inc.
1978
Recognition of Notable Contribution in Human Relations, City of Tampa
1978
Augusta Thomas Oral History Interview with Otis R. Anthony
1978
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/otis_anthony_ohp/80/
Unpublished Paper: "A Survey of the Barriers to Employment of Minority Youth in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida"
1978
Business Woman of the Year, Tampa Cosmetologists Unit #1, Inc.
1978
Tampa, FL
Presented "Research: A Tool for Program and Policy Development" at the Mid-Winter Training Seminar for Affiliate Executive Directors of the National Urban League
January 6th, 1978
Fontana, Wisconsin
1979
Masjid Muhammad of Tampa Award for Humanitarian Efforts in Civic Affairs
1979
Tampa, FL
Experimental on-the-job training for minority youth ages 16-21 & research on unemployment among black teenagers
1979
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune article "Blacks Gain, Lose in Ybor"
1979
Tampa, FL
1980
Distinctive Achievement in Community Involvement, The Tampa Urban League
1980
Distinguished Alumni Award from University of South Florida
1980
University of South Florida, East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.'s Afro American Month Observation
1980
Tampa, FL
1981
Award for Contributions to Your People, Community and Mankind, Lilly White Security Benefit Assoc. of FL & GA
1981
"Award for Outstanding Contribution to Minorities" from Tampa Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority
1981
Tampa, FL
Mayor Bob Martinez, City of Tampa Proclamation - Youth Appreciation Week
1981
Tampa, FL
Attended Sixth mid-winter meeting of affiliate executives and National Urban League staff
December 11th, 1981
Orlando, FL
1982
Appreciation for Outstanding Services and Support, The Progress Village Civic Council, Inc
1982
Tampa, FL
Tribute for Exemplary and Distinguished Leadership in Community Service, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
1982
Retired from Tampa Urban League as the Executive Director
1982
Tampa Park Plaza, Tampa, FL
Unpublished Paper: "A Social Policy Analysis of Florida Statute 232.346: General Requirements for High School Graduation"
1982
Unpublished Paper: "Pygmalion: An Approach to the Survival of Black Youth"
1982
Unpublished Paper: "Black Youth Within the Juvenile Justice System: A Planning Paradigm for the Delineation of Problems and Alternative Strategies"
1982
Started Doctoral Studies in Social Work (1982 - 1984)
1982
Florida State University, South Copeland Street, Tallahassee, FL
Tampa Urban League Staff Award for Dedicated Service Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
March 19th, 1982
Tampa, FL
1983
Completed The Whitney M. Young, Jr. Academic Fellowship
1983
Unpublished Paper: "The Effects of Sex Composition of Groups on Work Group Outcomes"
1983
Unpublished Paper: "Bureaucratic Organization: An Impediment to Effective Social Services within Human Service Organizations"
1983
1984
Doctoral Studies in Social Work
1984
Florida State University, South Copeland Street, Tallahassee, FL
Started a job at University of South Florida as Adjunct Professor of Social Work
1984
University of South Florida, East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL
1985
Started a job at Bryan Elementary School as a PEP Counselor
1985
Bryant Elementary School, Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune Article "Zeta Phi Beta schedules annual Debonair Presentation"
April 12th, 1985
Tampa, FL
1987
Presented "Civil Rights Priorities for the 1980's" at the National meeting of Personnel Manager of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation
May 14th, 1987
Tampa, FL
Tampa Tribune Article "Female Job Seminar..."
August 16th, 1987
Tampa, FL
Greater Tampa Urban League Blanche Armwood Beatty Award
September 18th, 1987
Tampa, FL
1988
Started a job at Hillsborough High School as Compact Program Specialist, Alternative Education Program
1988
Hillsborough High School, North Central Avenue, Tampa, FL
1991
EDDIE Humanitarian Award Nominee, Hillsborough County Public Schools
May 11th, 1991
Straz Center for the Performing Arts, North Macinnes Place, Tampa, FL
Tampa Bay Times Article: "High school pursues plan for dropouts" by Kathleen Ovack
August 2nd, 1991
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/08/02/high-school-pursues-plan-for-dropouts/
1992
Teaching Certificate, State of Florida Department of Education
1992
Article: Women and the Civil Rights Movement in Tampa: An Interview with Ellen H. Green
1992
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampabayhistory/vol14/iss2/6/
1994
Hillsborough County Public Schools Middle/Secondary/Adult Guidance Counselor screening results
August 15th, 1994
1995
Certificate of Appreciation, The Bereavement Services for Children Program Hospice of Hillsborough, Inc.
June 14th, 1995
1999
Certificate of Appreciation, Big Brothers Big Sisters School Based Mentoring Program
1999
2001
Special Token from Rosa J Martin, Oak Park Elementary School
2001
2002
Retired from Hillsborough County School System
2002
Tampa, FL
Appreciation for 30 Years of Service, The School Board of Hillsborough County
2002
Teaching Certificate, State of Florida Department of Education
2002
2007
Former Tampa Urban League Executive Director, Mrs. Annie Barron passes away
October 20th, 2007
https://online.flipbuilder.com/srtq/oaph/files/basic-html/page35.html
2014
Otis Anthony remembers Augusta Thomas's influence on his life
2014
https://digitalcollections.hcplc.org/digital/collection/p16054coll5/id/355
2023
90th Birthday Celebration Photos
2023
https://albums.memento.com/Augustas90th
2024
Passed away
September 27th, 2024
Tampa, FL
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Veda Thomas Bawo (Augusta's daughter).
