Lee Pelton: 2020 Governor’s Award Recipient
Dr. M. Lee Pelton was born into a working-class family in Wichita, Kansas. His paternal great grandparents made a meager living as farmers near Little Rock, Arkansas where civil rights battles over the soul and dignity of our country were waged. Lee’s maternal ancestors were Cherokee Native Americans living off the land in north central […]
Fredericka Stevenson: 2020 Governor’s Award Recipient
Fredi was born and raised in Jamaica Plain. She attended Boston Public Schools in her early years and went on to graduate from high school and college at two institutions that have since closed. Neither of her parents had university degrees but they strongly encouraged all of their children to pursue higher education. Fredi […]
