The 18th annual First Lady’s Hats and Gloves Scholarship Tea will be held on Saturday, March 21st, 12 noon, at the Claflin University Student Center in Orangeburg, S.C. Join Claflin First Lady LaKisha Warmack for what has become a highly anticipated event for alumni and other supporters throughout the Midlands region of South Carolina and beyond. The First Lady’s Hats and Gloves Scholarship Tea will celebrate Women’s History Month and this year’s national theme, “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.”
Six phenomenal women will be recognized for their outstanding contributions,
leadership, and impactful innovation across various fields. This year’s honorees are: Mary Elam, Chief Operations Officer and Manager of Account Services for EFinancial Advisors; Barbara Johnson Williams, Educator and President of the Orangeburg Branch of the NAACP; Benita Lefft, President and Chief Operations Officer of Optus Bank; Dr. Tonya Matthews, President and CEO of the International African American Museum; Nicole Nelson Jean, Associate Administrator in the Office of Infrastructure in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); and Dr. Jennifer Clyburn Reed, Federal Cochair of the Southeast Crescent
