found: African American National Biography, accessed January 13, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Dickerson, Glenda; dramatist, theatrical producer / director, choreographer / dance director, folklorist, educator; born 09 February 1945 in Houston, Texas, United States; Bachelor of Fine Arts from Howard (1966); Master of Fine Arts from Adelphi University in Long Island, New York(1968); his directorial debut was, The Unfinished Song: Reflections in Black Voices; served as head of the Department of Drama and Dance at Spelman College; associate dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (1997-1999), director of the Center for World Performance Studies at Michigan's International Institute (2001-2009); was coordinator of African American Theater studies minor (2001-2012); was awarded the Audience Development Committee Award for Magic and Lions(1980) and Owen Dodson Lyric Theater (1982); nominated for an Emmy Award for Wine in the Wilderness; Howard University awarded her the Fine Arts Award; the Peabody Award in recognition of For My People; received an inaugural Shirley Verrett Award, established by the Women of Color in Academy Project; died 11 January 2012 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States)
