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'''Alicia Inez Bowler Lugo''' (1941-2011) was a teacher and civil rights activist known for helping create TeenSight, a program of the FOCUS Women's Resource Center. <ref name="mckenzie">{{cite-progress|title=McKenzie: Lugo remembered for her passion, dedication|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/dec/30/mckenzie-lugo-remembered-her-passion-dedication-ar-1577857/|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=December 30, 2011|publishdate=December 30, 2011|accessdate=December 22, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> | '''Alicia Inez Bowler Lugo''' (1941-2011) was a teacher and civil rights activist known for helping create [[TeenSight]], a program for teen mothers as part of the [[FOCUS Women's Resource Center]]. <ref name="mckenzie">{{cite-progress|title=McKenzie: Lugo remembered for her passion, dedication|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/dec/30/mckenzie-lugo-remembered-her-passion-dedication-ar-1577857/|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=December 30, 2011|publishdate=December 30, 2011|accessdate=December 22, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Lugo was born on September 21, 1941 in Charlottesville. She was a student at [[Jackson P. Burley High School]] when it was segregated and received a degree from Hampton University. <ref name="mckenzie" /> | Lugo was born on September 21, 1941 in Charlottesville. She took her middle name from her mother, Inez Bowler. She was a student at [[Jackson P. Burley High School]] when it was segregated and received a degree from Hampton University. <ref name="mckenzie" /> | ||
Lugo became a teacher and served 11 years on the [[Charlottesville School Board]]. | Lugo became a teacher and served 11 years on the [[Charlottesville School Board]]. She also spent several years running a neighborhood store. | ||
During the 19070s, Lugo was the executive director of the [[Opportunities Industrialization Council]] in Charlottesville, which aimed to train low-income individuals for jobs through GED programs and apprenticeships. In 1974, she created "OIC Outreach" to target rural area's surrounding charlottesville, like Madison and Orange counties.<ref>{{cite-hook|title=A remembrance: Alicia Bowler Lugo|url=http://www.readthehook.com/102558/remembrance-alicia-bowler-lugo|author=Kay Slaughter|pageno=39|printno=1101|printdate=January 5, 2012|publishdate=January 2, 2012|accessdate=January 18, 2012}}</ref> | |||
She served on several boards including the [[Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center]], [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[Piedmont Virginia Community College]], the Region 10 Mental Health Board, Planned Parenthood of the Piedmont, the [[AIDS/ HIV Services Group]], the [[Quality Community Council]] and [[Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority]]. | She served on several boards including the [[Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center]], [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[Piedmont Virginia Community College]], the Region 10 Mental Health Board, Planned Parenthood of the Piedmont, the [[AIDS/ HIV Services Group]], the [[Quality Community Council]] and [[Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority]]. | ||
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Alicia Inez Bowler Lugo (1941-2011) was a teacher and civil rights activist known for helping create TeenSight, a program for teen mothers as part of the FOCUS Women's Resource Center. [1]
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Biography
Lugo was born on September 21, 1941 in Charlottesville. She took her middle name from her mother, Inez Bowler. She was a student at Jackson P. Burley High School when it was segregated and received a degree from Hampton University. [1]
Lugo became a teacher and served 11 years on the Charlottesville School Board. She also spent several years running a neighborhood store.
During the 19070s, Lugo was the executive director of the Opportunities Industrialization Council in Charlottesville, which aimed to train low-income individuals for jobs through GED programs and apprenticeships. In 1974, she created "OIC Outreach" to target rural area's surrounding charlottesville, like Madison and Orange counties.[2]
She served on several boards including the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center, Habitat for Humanity, Piedmont Virginia Community College, the Region 10 Mental Health Board, Planned Parenthood of the Piedmont, the AIDS/ HIV Services Group, the Quality Community Council and Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. McKenzie: Lugo remembered for her passion, dedication, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 30, 2011, retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ↑ Web. A remembrance: Alicia Bowler Lugo, Kay Slaughter, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, January 2, 2012, retrieved January 18, 2012. Print. January 5, 2012 , 1101, page 39.