- ADAMS, ALMA SHEALEY
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- Experience: House: District 12, 2014-Present
- Home State: North Carolina
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Personal
- Full Name: Alma S. Adams
- Gender: Female
- Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Billy, Linda
- Birth Date: 05/27/1946
- Home City: Greensboro, NC
Education
- PhD, Art/Multicultural Education, Ohio State University, 1981
- MS, Art Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1972
- BS, Art Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1968
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2014-present
- Former Member, Greensboro City School Board
- Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 58, 1994-2014
- Former Member, Greensboro City Council, 1987-1994
- Appointed, Member, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1994
Current Legislative Committees
- Education and the Workforce, Member
- Small Business, Member
- Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
- Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Art Caucus, present
- Founder, Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, present
- Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
- Member, Women's Caucus, present
- Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
- Chair, North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, North Carolina State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Subcommittee on Science and Technology, North Carolina State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government, North Carolina State House of Representatives
- Former Chair, North Carolina Womens Legislative Caucus, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Professional Experience
- Former College Administrator
- Former Director, Bennett Art Gallery, Bennett College
- Former Art Collections Manager, Bennett College
- Former Chair, Humane Studies, Bennett College
- Former Director, Humanities Division, Bennett College
- Former Chair, Visual Arts, Bennett College
- Professor, Art, Bennet College, 1972-2012
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1978-present
- Member, Association of Art Professors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, present
- Member, Guilford Democratic Women, present
- Member, National Art Education Association, present
- Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
- Founding Member, American Legacy Foundation
- Member, National Conference of Artists
- Member, New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
- Member, North Carolina Equity
- Co-Founder, African American Atelier Art Gallery, 1990
Additional Information
Awards:
- Distinguished Women's Award, Saint John A.M.E. Church, 2011
- Outstanding Leadership Award, Old North State Medical Society
- Advocacy Award, North Carolina Support Center, 2010
- Certificate of Appreciation, North Carolina Public Health Incubators Collaborative, 2008
- Woman of Achievement in the Arts Award; Belle Ringer Role Model Image Award
- Mary Powell Seymour Award; Legislative Service Award, North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome
- John L. Sanders Student Advocate Award, The North Carolina Student Government Association
- Excellence in Equity Award, North Carolina Association of Educators, 2008; ARC Legislative Award
- Legislative Award, National Organization for Women (NOW); Defenders of Justice Award, North Carolina
Justice Center, 2006
- Inductee, Society of Our Wise Women, Bennett College; The Faith Active in Public Life Award, North Carolina
Council of Churches, 2007
- Legislator of the Year, Common Sense Foundation, 2007
- W.E.B. Dubois Award, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2008
- Sally S. Cone Health Hero Award, North Carolina Planned Parenthood, 2012
- Citizen of the Year, Omega Psi Phi; North Carolina Hunger Network Advocate Award
- Governors Distinguished North Carolina Women of Achievement Award; Luther "Nick" Jerald's Legislative Human
Service Award
- Influential Woman Award, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), 2007
- Bridge Builders Award, Greensboro Chapter, National Association of Negro Business/Professional Women's
Clubs,Incorporated
- Leadership Award, Raleigh Chapter, Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship Incorporated, 2009
- Decade of Service Award, Leadership Connections, 2010
- Bertha B. Holt Legislative Award, 2012
- Sojourner Truth Meritorious Award; Friend of a Worker Award, American Federation of Labor-Congress of
Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
- 11th Annual Women of Achievement Award, General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina; Woman of the
Year Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Eleanor Roosevelt Award
- Displaced Homemakers Advocacy Award
- Distinguished Alumni, National Association For Equal Opportunity (NAFEO)
- Vanguard Society Award in the Arts, United Arts Council of Greensboro, 2004
- Distinguish Service Award, General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
General Survey
Total: 23
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
---|---|---|---|
03/26/2015 | H.Res.176 | Recognizing the significance of women in education. | 03/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions) |
03/23/2015 | H.R.1161 | American Civil Rights Cities Act | 03/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions) |
03/17/2015 | H.Res.128 | Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In. | 03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions) |
Total: 369
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