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Nichols, Candice
http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/newsmakers-6
Candice Nichols, executive director for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, was honored for her community service.
Nichols has been a community activist and professional in the nonprofit sector in Nevada for more than 20 years. Her activism began in 1989 when she became the chairwoman of Pro-Choice Advocacy, a coalition that codified Roe v. Wade in Nevada through a ballot initiative in 1990.
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Air Force Association
Bio taken from Wiki: "The Air Force Association (AFA) is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, professional military and aerospace education association that promotes American aerospace power. It is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. AFA publishes Air Force Magazine and the Daily Report. It also runs the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and conducts social networking, public outreach, and national conferences and symposia. It sponsors professional development seminars and has an awards program.
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Henry, Audrey June Taylor
Audrey "June" Taylor Henry was born February 24, 1935. Her parents were members of the Brownskin Models, a touring carnival show in the mid-1930s. Audrey grew up in the care of nannies while her parents toured. She went to the New York School of Performing Arts and was a dancer. For a while, she sold black history books over the phone. Audrey earned undergraduate and master's degrees in education and counseling, and maintained a successful ten-year radio broadcast career.
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Nichols, Candice
http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/newsmakers-6
Candice Nichols, executive director for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, was honored for her community service.
Nichols has been a community activist and professional in the nonprofit sector in Nevada for more than 20 years. Her activism began in 1989 when she became the chairwoman of Pro-Choice Advocacy, a coalition that codified Roe v. Wade in Nevada through a ballot initiative in 1990.
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Brown, Gregory S., 1968-
Feb 3, 1968 birth in NYC
University of Pennsylvania & Columbia University (education)
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Doolittle Community Center (Las Vegas, Nev.). Preschool
Early childhood education program operated by the Doolittle Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Landwer, Jerry, 1936-
Jerry Landwer was a professor of Sports Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1988 until his retirement.
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