Annie Powe Hopper
A nolder white woman with wavy hair, wearing round eyeglasses; her jacket or top has a high collar; in an oval frame
Annie Powe Hopper, from the 1926 yearbook of the Georgia State Women's College
BornJuly 5, 1875
Wayne County, Mississippi, United States
DiedApril 26, 1952 (age 76)
Occupation(s)Dean of women, professor, school principal

Annie Powe Hopper (July 5, 1875 – April 26, 1952) was an American college professor. She taught geography and was the first dean of women at the Georgia State Woman's College in the 1920s and 1930s.

Early life and education

Hopper was born in Wayne County, Mississippi, the daughter of John Campbell Hopper and Mary Lavina West Hopper. She had several brothers.[1][2] She graduated from George Peabody College in Tennessee in 1919,[3] and earned a master's degree at Teachers College, Columbia University.[4]

Career

Hopper was a school principal in Saucier, Mississippi during World War I. She was a professor of geography and the first dean of women at the Georgia State Woman's College, serving in that post from 1922 until she retired in 1943.[5] She was faculty advisor to the YWCA at the college.[6]

Hopper was president of the Deans of Women department of the Georgia Education Association in 1931.[7] She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution,[8] and the American Association of University Women.[9]

Personal life and legacy

Hopper, whose appearance was described as "distinguished",[10] retired to Lucedale, Mississippi,[2] and died in 1952, at the age of 76.[5] Since 1962, Valdosta State University has presented the annual Annie Powe Hopper Award to "a senior who represents the university’s high academic standards and exemplifies its traditions of excellence."[11] There is also a dormitory named Hopper Hall on campus, named in her memory.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Minister Dies; Dr. W. W. Hopper Served Forty-Eight Years for Methodists". The Birmingham News. November 16, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. H. P. Hopper, Pioneer County Physician, Dies". Sun Herald. April 3, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Many Received Their Diplomas at Peabody". The Tennessean. June 11, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ University of Georgia (1923). Annual Announcement. University of Georgia. p. 432.
  5. 1 2 Davis, Deborah Skinner (April 1, 2001). Valdosta State University. Arcadia Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7385-0671-5.
  6. ↑ "G.S.W.C. Holds Dedication for New Chapel". The Atlanta Constitution. April 6, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Miss Hopper Heads Department of Deans of Women at Convention". The Atlanta Constitution. April 12, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Revolution, Daughters of the American (1938). Linage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (revised). p. 319.
  9. ↑ "Ga. State Woman's College News". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1930. p. 53. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Betty (December 28, 1931). "FIve Star Final". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 3. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "VSU Honors Vanessa Okojie with 2022 Annie Powe Hopper, Outstanding Student Awards". Valdosta State University. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ Ratliff, Rabyn (June 25, 2008). "Hopper Hall dedicated". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Georgia News Briefs". Ledger-Enquirer. December 22, 1965. p. 30. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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