The National Association of University Women (NAUW), founded in 1910, is a non-profit organization with a mission to "serve women, youth, and the disadvantaged in our communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues, and strategically partnering with allied organizations."
History The organization was founded in 1910 in Washington, D.C., with the original name of the College Alumnae Club. The organization's original founders were Mary Church Terrell, Nancy Fairfax Brown, Sara Winifred Brown, and Mary Cromwell. In 1923, the organization was expanded and renamed as the National Association of College Women (NACW). In 1974, the organization updated its charter and was renamed to the National Association of University Women (NAUW). The organization is composed of African American college and university women graduates and is affiliated with the National Council of Negro Women, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, United Negro College Fund, National Coalition for Literacy, and the American Council on Education.
Presidents Below is a partial list of presidents of the organization since 1910.
Mary Church Terrell – 1910–1912 (as the College Alumnae Club) Sara Winifred Brown – 1917–1919 Lucy D. Slowe – 1924–1929 (first president of the organization as NACW) Juanita H. Thomas – 1929–1933 Vivian J. Cook – 1933–1936 Helen B. Grosley – 1936–1939 Hilda A. Davis – 1939–1944 (served two non-consecutive terms) Alice Taylor Chandler – 1944–1949 Flemmie Kittrell – 1949–1951 Inez B. Brewer – 1951–1953 Thelma Taylor Williams – 1953–1957 Hilda A. Davis – 1957–1961 (served two non-consecutive terms) Lillian W. McDaniel – 1961–1965 Portia C. Bullock – 1965–1969 Odessa Wright Farrell – 1969–1974 (first president of the organization as NAUW) Margaret Una Poché – 1974–1978 Nettie S. Manning – 1978–1982 Rhebena T. Castleberry – 1982–1986 Carrie A. Haynes – 1986–1990 Ruth R. Corbin – 1990–1994 Phyllis J. Eggleston – 1994–1998 Ezora J. Proctor – 1998–2002 Lenore Gall – 2002–2006 Ollie Johnson – 2006–2010 Dolores Y. Owens – 2010–2014 Evelyn L. Wright – 2014–2018 Mary E. Bentley LaMar – 2018–2022 Betty W. Wilkerson – 2022–Present
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