The Ambassadors’ Concert Choir sends this information as posted below:
OKLAHOMA CITY – Seven women who distinguished themselves in their careers and community service work will be honored during the “Women Who Made a Difference” concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
Members of the Ambassadors’ Concert Choir will present musical selections throughout the evening.
Women to be honored include Valerie Thompson, CEO of the Oklahoma City Urban League who serves on a number of civic and nonprofit boards; Patti Drennan, a Grammy-winning composer and arranger, retired Norman Public Schools music teacher and now a member of the Ambassadors’ music team; Sally Cole, a former Oklahoma City Public Schools administrator; and Cecilia Robinson-Woods, current superintendent of Millwood Public schools.
Three women will be honored posthumously. Freddie Mae Wray Cooper was a vocal music teacher for Oklahoma City Public Schools. Nancy Randolph Davis was in 1949 the first African-American to apply for graduate school at what is now Oklahoma State University and went on to graduate with a master’s degree in home economics. June McKinney was a well-known jazz pianist in Oklahoma City and served as pianist for the Ambassadors’ Concert Choir.
“The choir first held this event in 2023, and now by popular demand we are back to honor a second group of outstanding Oklahoma women,” said Sandra Thompson, director of the Ambassadors’ Concert Choir.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church is at 5700 N. Kelley Ave. Admission to the concert is free, but donations will be accepted. Guests will receive a free program including biographies of each of the honorees.
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