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Charlotte Yancey Humphris served as a member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors from 1989 to 2001, representing the [[Jack Jouett Magisterial District|Jack Jouett District | Charlotte Yancey Humphris served as a member of the Albemarle County [[Board of Supervisors]] from 1989 to 2001, representing the [[Jack Jouett Magisterial District|Jack Jouett District]]. Humphris died on October 24, 2004.<ref>[http://wtju.radio.virginia.edu/newsarch.rb?d=2004-10-26.html 'WTJU News, October 26, 2004</ref> | ||
In 2005, the County's Whitewood Park was renamed Charlotte Yancey Humphris Park in her honor.<ref>[http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=8365 Albemarle County website, retrieved September 28, 2008]</ref> | In 2005, the County's Whitewood Park was renamed Charlotte Yancey Humphris Park in her honor.<ref>[http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=8365 Albemarle County website, retrieved September 28, 2008]</ref> | ||
==Biography== | |||
Charlotte Humphris was born on March 14, 1931 in [[Charlottesville]]. She graduated from [[Lane High School]] and attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg before graduating from the [[University of Virginia]] in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. While a student at UVa, she was the first Miss Charlottesville. She was married to [[Robert Humphris]] for 52 years<ref>[http://george.loper.org/archives/2004/Oct/790.html 'In Memoriam: Charlotte Y. Humprhis'] 27 Oct. 2004. Daily Progress. 19 May 2009.</ref>. | |||
Humphris was the first woman to serve as the chair of the Board of Supervisors. During her time on the Board, she served as Chair of the [[MPO Policy Board]] and also represented the County on the [[Albemarle-Charlottesville Jail Authority Board]], the [[Planning and Coordination Council]], the [[Historic Preservation Committee]], and the [[Fiscal Impact Committee]]. | |||
The [[Piedmont Environmental Council]] gave Humphris a "Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2002. That award cited her as "the most important factor in the protection of Albemarle County's rural areas and natural resources for the last quarter century." | |||
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Charlotte Yancey Humphris served as a member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors from 1989 to 2001, representing the Jack Jouett District. Humphris died on October 24, 2004.[1]
In 2005, the County's Whitewood Park was renamed Charlotte Yancey Humphris Park in her honor.[2]
Biography
Charlotte Humphris was born on March 14, 1931 in Charlottesville. She graduated from Lane High School and attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg before graduating from the University of Virginia in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. While a student at UVa, she was the first Miss Charlottesville. She was married to Robert Humphris for 52 years[3].
Humphris was the first woman to serve as the chair of the Board of Supervisors. During her time on the Board, she served as Chair of the MPO Policy Board and also represented the County on the Albemarle-Charlottesville Jail Authority Board, the Planning and Coordination Council, the Historic Preservation Committee, and the Fiscal Impact Committee.
The Piedmont Environmental Council gave Humphris a "Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2002. That award cited her as "the most important factor in the protection of Albemarle County's rural areas and natural resources for the last quarter century."
Notes
- ↑ [http://wtju.radio.virginia.edu/newsarch.rb?d=2004-10-26.html 'WTJU News, October 26, 2004
- ↑ Albemarle County website, retrieved September 28, 2008
- ↑ 'In Memoriam: Charlotte Y. Humprhis' 27 Oct. 2004. Daily Progress. 19 May 2009.