THIS
LEGACY IS YOURS:
Celebrating the Lasting Contributions of
African American Women
Ruth Anne Wylie
Daughter of Doris K. Wylie Hoskins, was born in Urbana, Illinois
on August 27, 1939, one of ten children.
She attended grade, Junior High and High School in Urbana and
graduated - Class of 1957. After graduation, she accepted employment
with the State Universities Retirement System and retired after
more than 20 years as Secretary to the Executive Director.
She is a 25 year member of the Provena Covenant Medical Center
Auxiliary and has served in many areas: as a member of R.S.V.P.;
as an Usher with the Krannert Center Senior Volunteers, and has
rendered volunteer services with the American Red Cross; a volunteer
with the Chanute Aerospace Octave Museum, Districts #4 and 116
of the Public School Systems, as a Lector at St. Mary Roman Catholic
Church, to name a few, and most recently with the Early American
Museum in Mahomet.
Ruth Anne Wylie
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denotes original charter members of the Champaign County Section
of the National Council of Negro Women.