Hattie Paulk is a native of Champaign, IL born in 1942. Her family
was one of the original Black settlers in Champaign, also they
established the first Church of God
in Christ. Her parents, Robert Lee and Marcella Chipman Taylor
are both deceased. Mr. And Mrs. Taylor had eight children, five
surviving sons and two surviving daughters. Hattie is the mother
of four and a former foster mother to more than 100 children of
all ethnic backgrounds. Hattie stands out as an example of what
perseverence and determination can mean. She has overcome dozens
of obstacles and hardships to get her education and gives all
the credit to her family for inspiring her. A deeply religious
woman who is an ordained minister and now an associate minister
at The Church of Living God PGT. She was an assistant Pastor at
the Church of the Living God PGT in Chicago, Illinois. She has
an Associate in Arts Degree from Parkland College. In 2000, she
was inducted into Parkland College Society. She received a Bachelor
of Arts Degree from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
and in 1989, received the U.S. Outstanding Adult Award.
Being very active in the community, Hattie has received numerous
awards, among them being Woman of Distinction from the Green Meadows
Girl Scouts. She is now Director of the Champaign Schools Family
Information Center, where she and her staff initiated a Warm-A-Kid
Drive. They have given away more than 600 coats to children. They
have also started a Young Achievers Award Program where more than
150 children were recognized as Young Achiever. She has taught
youth, and is a Co-Host on WEFT Radio on Sunday Mornings.
Hattie
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denotes original charter members of the Champaign County Section
of the National Council of Negro Women.