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Oral History: Harris, M. Wilma, 2015

Title: Oral History: Harris, M. Wilma, 2015
Interviewee: Harris, M. Wilma
Birth Year: 1944
Birth Place: New Jersey - Paulsboro
Rutgers Graduating Class: 1966
Interviewer: Graham, Molly
Location of Interview: Springfield, NJ
Date Created: 26 September 2015
Description: M. Wilma Harris was born in 1944 in Paulsboro, New Jersey. She attended Douglass College and graduated with a history degree in the Class of 1966. She went on to earn her master's degree in Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. Harris worked at Douglass College as Counselor-in-Residence, Assistant Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Students. In 1977, Harris began working at Prudential and spent the rest of her career there, eventually becoming Vice President of Human Resources. Harris has an honorary doctorate from St. Peter's College.
Transcript: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/interviewees/1781-harris-m-wilma
Related Resource: Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance Hall of Fame: M. Wilma Harris
Subject: Douglass College; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Rutgers Alumni; Rutgers Administration; Public Affairs and Administration; Human Resources
Collection: Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA)
Repository: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Rights: Permission to quote from this transcript must be obtained from the Rutgers Oral History Archives.
Identifier: ROHA-HarrisMW