ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE PRESIDENT INDUCTED INTO SAN ANTONIO WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME

Dr. Adena Williams Loston honored during organization’s 25th Anniversary celebration

SAN ANTONIO (March 31, 2009) --- St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston (center) was inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame when the Hall of Fame members observed their 2009 Induction ceremony and 25th Anniversary celebration March 28 at Pearl Stable. Co-presenters of the honor for Dr. Loston were Dr. Jacqueline O. Dansby (left) and Reba Malone (right). Dr. Dansby is president of the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame board of directors. Malone is director at large and chair of the 25th anniversary celebration. Photo

“I am so proud of Dr. Loston,” said Dr. Dansby. “I send my congratulations on her induction into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame,” Dr. Dansby said.

The nine women inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009 were Dr. Loston, Sheryl Sculley, Dr. Mary Jo McLaughlin, Dr. Amy Lang, Dr. Carmen Tafolla, Kelley Frost, Yolanda Rios Rangel, Pamela Bain and Sonia Rodriguez. Sculley is city manager. Dr. McLaughlin is principal of the Northeast Independent School District’s Academy of Creative Education. Dr. Lang is a medical oncologist at the START Center for Cancer Care. Dr. Tafolla is a noted writer and an adjunct professor at Trinity University. Frost keeps many community organizations running as a fundraiser. Rangel is vice-president of expansion/capacity for the AVANCE, Inc. Bain is president of the engineering firm of Bain Medina Bain, Inc., and Rodriguez is a shareholder, officer and director with the law firm of Brandon & Hall.

The San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame members annually provide 10 $1,500 college scholarships for local women while recognizing women in the community for their service and contributions through induction into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame. (SPC image by Dianne Moffett)

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1) Alamo Colleges St. Philip's College; 2) San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame.

About St. Philip’s: Bishop James Steptoe Johnston of the St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of the West Texas Diocese founded Alamo Colleges St. Philip’s College in 1898. Today, Alamo Colleges St. Philip’s College is a multi-campus institution of the Alamo Colleges and serves a semester enrollment of nearly 10,000 credit and more than 6,000 continuing education students. Alamo Colleges St. Philip’s is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution and is the only college in the nation that carries this dual designation. As “A Point of Pride in the Community,” Alamo Colleges St. Philip’s is among the oldest and most diverse community colleges in the United States.