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[[Image:Dean.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Cammie Dean, dedicated civil rights activist and community leader]]DEAN, Cammie. (Fort Worth, TX--  ). Director of Student Life at [[CLARKE COLLEGE]] (2008). Prior to her position in 2008, Dean was the Director of Multicultural Student Services at Clarke for nine and a half years where she promoted diversity and intercultural understanding. In addition to working at Clarke, she was an Intercultural Competency trainer for the City of Dubuque and choir director at [[FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH]]. She was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Women United for African-American Success; and served as a Girl Scout troop leader. In 2002 Dean became the first African American to serve on the board of education of the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. She remained in this office until 2005.
[[Image:Dean2.png|left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]DEAN, Cammie. (Fort Worth, TX--  ). Cammie Dean was born and raised in Texas, but came to Iowa for a university education. After college she became the first Director of Multi-Cultural Student Services then the first Director of Student Life at [[CLARKE COLLEGE]]. (1)


In 2008 Dean served as an adjunct instructor at Wartburg Theological Seminary and co-facilitating an Anti-Racism Workshop. She was the president of the Dubuque chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) in 2009.
In addition to working at Clarke, Dean served as a part of the training team for Dubuque's Intercultural Competencies Initiative, co-chair of [[FACES & VOICES]], and was a choir director. She was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Women United for African-American Success; and volunteered as a Girl Scout troop leader. In 2002 Dean became the first African American to serve on the board of education of the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]] and remained in this office until 2005.
 
In 2008 Dean served as an adjunct instructor at [[WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY]] and co-facilitated an anti-racism workshop. She was the president of the Dubuque chapter of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]] in 2009. She left the city in that year to be closer to her family. (2)
 
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1. "Cammie Dean," African American Museum of Iowa, Online: http://www.blackiowa.org/education/childrens-oral-history-project/stories/cammie-dean/
 
2. Becker, Stacey. "Cammie Dean Leaves Dubuque for Texas," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 13, 2009. Online: http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_adf55112-c37b-523b-a5a8-7cf6bff8880a.html


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Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald

DEAN, Cammie. (Fort Worth, TX-- ). Cammie Dean was born and raised in Texas, but came to Iowa for a university education. After college she became the first Director of Multi-Cultural Student Services then the first Director of Student Life at CLARKE COLLEGE. (1)

In addition to working at Clarke, Dean served as a part of the training team for Dubuque's Intercultural Competencies Initiative, co-chair of FACES & VOICES, and was a choir director. She was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Women United for African-American Success; and volunteered as a Girl Scout troop leader. In 2002 Dean became the first African American to serve on the board of education of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT and remained in this office until 2005.

In 2008 Dean served as an adjunct instructor at WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY and co-facilitated an anti-racism workshop. She was the president of the Dubuque chapter of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.) in 2009. She left the city in that year to be closer to her family. (2)

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Source:

1. "Cammie Dean," African American Museum of Iowa, Online: http://www.blackiowa.org/education/childrens-oral-history-project/stories/cammie-dean/

2. Becker, Stacey. "Cammie Dean Leaves Dubuque for Texas," Telegraph Herald, March 13, 2009. Online: http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_adf55112-c37b-523b-a5a8-7cf6bff8880a.html