A&T Professor Receives Award

GREENSBORO - Dr. Joyce G. Dickerson, an associate professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was recently awarded the Fruit of Her Hands: Academic and Community Alliance Award by The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute (BCDVI).

Dickerson was one of eight recipients from across the country to be recognized by The BCDVI at the fifth annual This Far By Faith Conference in Atlanta, Ga. The Fruit of Her Hands Award recipients are recognized for justice seeking, determination, courage, and faith as they organize their communities to address domestic violence.

The Academic and Community Alliance Award is given to an individual who has a campus-based training program that encourages established professionals to train alongside undergraduate and graduate students. Other categories of recognition are Fundraising and Development, Government Collaboration, Community Collaboration,

Clergy Breakfast, Academic and Community Alliance, and Historic Black College and University Academic Development.

Dickerson was recognized for her innovative and dedicated work as a local domestic violence activist. She is director of the N.C.A&T University Domestic Violence Program and has created a Domestic Violence Resource Center where she trains undergraduate and graduate social work students to work in the field of domestic violence. She also supervises students' field placements in domestic violence agencies throughout North Carolina. Additionally, Dickerson has been recognized for involving the BCDVI in her 5th Annual Conference on Domestic Violence and Underserved Populations on the campus of A&T.
BCDVI is a national organization based in Atlanta, Ga. that works to develop partnerships with governments, churches, and law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.