| Summary: | Nonprofit executive Dolly Desselle Adams was born in Marksville, Louisiana on August 13, 1931. She earned her M.A. degree in education from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. degree in education from Baylor University. Adams held numerous positions as an educator, including elementary school teacher as well as college dean and professor at the University of Michigan, Wilberforce University, Albany State College, Paul Quinn College, and Howard University School of Law. Her role in the Women's Missionary Society Episcopal Districts covered a span of thirty-two years. Adams served for four years as national president of The Links, Inc., and for five years as national president of the Black Women's Agenda, Inc. From 1982 to 1986, Adams was cited as one of the "100 Most Influential Black Americans" by Ebony, and Dollars & Sense named her one of the "Top 100 Black Business and Professional Women" in 1986 and 1987.
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