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South Carolina Legislature
South Carolina Legislature

Former Representative Alma Weaver Byrd

Home County: RICHLAND

House District 74 - Richland

Personal Information

  • Residing at 2327 Willow St., Columbia
  • Born Sept. 18 in Aiken
  • Daughter of the late Frank Ernest Weaver and the late Annie Lou Spann Weaver
  • Graduated from Benedict Coll., A.B., 1944
  • Columbia Univ., M.A., 1960
  • Univ. of S.C., Ph.D., 1978
  • Sorbonne (Universite de Paris) Paris, France, Certificat d'Etude, 1960
  • Universite de Poitiers a La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France, Certificat d'Etude, 1960
  • Benedict Coll., 1960-91
  • Instructor, Adult Educ., Richland Co. Dist. One, 1978-80
  • Voorhees Coll., (p-t) 1968-70
  • Allen Univ., (p-t) 1987-90
  • Conducted European Study Tour, 1969
  • Member of Richland Co. School Dist. One, 1980-91, Vice Chair, 1984, 1989-91, Secy., 1986-87, Chair, 1985
  • School Bd. Consultant, West Africa, 1990
  • Del., NSBA, 1985
  • Bd. of Dirs., S.C. School Bd. Assn., 1986-91
  • V.P. Southern Regional Natl. School Bd. Black Caucus, 1984-87
  • Basic Skills Adv. Comm., 1978-91
  • Phi Sigma Iota Intl. Honor Soc.
  • Phi Delta Kappa
  • Alpha Chi Honor Soc.
  • AAUW, NAUW, AAUP, Amer. Legion Post 212
  • NAACP
  • S.C. Fed. of Women's & Girl's Club
  • Life mem., Natl. Council of Negro Women, Inc.
  • Legis. Liaison Advocate S.C. Mechanism NCNW
  • Pres., NCNW Cola., 1978-91
  • Legue of Women Voters
  • YWCA
  • GammaNu Omega-AKA Sor.
  • Toastmasters
  • Intl. Women's Year Comm., 1977
  • Co-Founder, Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, 1971
  • Order of the Palmetto, 1983
  • St. John Baptist Church
  • Charter mem., UBF
  • 1990 African American Role Model, Southern Bell Calendar
  • S.C. Natl. Assn. Social Workers Legis. Award, 1994
  • Prev. serv. in House June 25, 1991-97.

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