Dr. Jacqueline Dansby

Dr. Jacqueline Dansby’s accomplishments are indeed significant and numerous. She is Executive Director of the Upward Bound Pre-College Program at St. Mary’s University. She has dedicated nearly 50 years to the field of education. Never taking education lightly, she graduated from high school as salutatorian before she began college. The first African American female astronaut, Mae Jemison , was initiated during Dr. Dansby’s tenure as South Central Regional Director in Houston, Texas. She is also active in her community, having served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SA 100 , a non-profit organization made up of a variety of female professional leaders from diverse industries. Dr. Dansby has earned numerous awards in her career, including the Dr. Alice Wright Franzke Feminist Award, Marianist Heritage Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s Teaching and Leadership Excellence Award, and Dr. Walter O. Mason Award. Dansby was also named to the Gamma Delta Phi National Honor Society Educator’s Hall of Fame. In 2014 and 2016, Women of Distinction Magazine twice selected Dr. Dansby as a Distinguished Professional for her in education and her field. She is a member of the San Antonio Ladies- Talented Tenth.