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= First draft--10/23/18 =

Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke
Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke was born in 1919 and died in 1978 from rheumatic heart failure. Her father was the head bellman and her mother was the head housekeeper at the Soreno Hotel. Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke was an activist, teacher, humanitarian, and a participating member of many different societies. Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke was the first African-American to obtain a doctorate from the University of Florida's College of Education. She served as dean of Gibbs Junior College and as assistant dean of academic affairs at St. Petersburg Junior College. In order to celebrate her dedication to teaching, a scholarship was dedicated in her name by St. Petersburg College. The Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center was named in her honor and was built around the historical foundation of the Mercy Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

MOVE A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME OVER TO THE REAL WIKI ARTICLE AND SAVE OFTEN WITH LITTLE EXPLANATIONS OF EACH POINTS!!!!!

This section will take the most amount of time and effort as there are limited reliable sources regarding Johnnie Ruth Clarke's early life. However, we do plan on introducing a summarized version of the sub sections within this article in order to bring a contextual overview that correlates with the following information.

Education
Johnnie Ruth Clarke got her bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University in Social Science and then went on to receive a master's degree from Fisk University. In 1966, Clarke became the first African American to obtain a doctorate from any Florida public university and in particular the University of Florida College of Education.

Furthering Education
Johnnie Ruth Clarke taught at many different institutions such as in Pinellas County Public School System, Bethune-Cookman College, and Florida A&M University. In the 1950's, Clarke served as dean of Gibbs Junior College and then in the 1960's, served as assistant dean of academic affairs at St. Petersburg Junior College. Johnnie Ruth Clarke participated as a member of many different Honor Societies such as: Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Phi Lambda Theta Honor Society for Women in Education, Alpha Kappa Delta National Honor Sociological Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society. In addition, Johnnie Ruth Clarke served on a variety of Commissions such as: Institute for Higher Education, Florida Advisory Group of the Regional Medical Program, Florida Commission on Human Relations, Florida Bicentennial Commission, Board of Pinellas County Drug Rehabilitation, The Advisory Committee of the American Association of Junior College, Programs for Developing Institutions, Opportunity Advisory Committee for the Southern Regional Advisory Board, and The Advisory Board of Community Service Foundation.

Honor Societies

 * Phi Delta Kappa
 * Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
 * Phi Lambda Theta Honor Society for Women in Education
 * Alpha Kappa Delta National Honor Sociological Fraternity
 * Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
 * Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society.

Commissions

 * Institute for Higher Education
 * Florida Advisory Group of the Regional Medical Program
 * Florida Commission on Human Relations
 * Florida Bicentennial Commission
 * Board of Pinellas County Drug Rehabilitation
 * The Advisory Committee of the American Association of Junior College
 * Programs for Developing Institutions
 * Opportunity Advisory Committee for the Southern Regional Advisory Board
 * The Advisory Board of Community Service Foundation.

Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center (St. Petersburg, FL)
Originating from Mercy Hospital, now a historical landmark in St. Petersburg, the Johnnie Ruth Clarke (JRC) Health Center is located at 1344 22nd St. South St. Petersburg, Florida and officially opened in 2004 as a Federally Qualified Health Center. The Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center is historically known for its efforts in aiding segregated African-American communities in St. Petersburg who could not afford medical attention or medical insurance. Now being one out of eleven nonprofit health centers associated with the Community Health Centers of Pinellas, the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center was built around the original building of the Mercy Hospital, which was the first and only facility that delivered affordable health care for non insured African-American residents until 1966. Today, the original building of the Mercy Hospital and the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center oversee between 130 to 150 patients daily with or without health insurance, attributed by the civil rights activist Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke and the Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc.

Johnnie Ruth Clarke Scholarship - St. Petersburg College
Changes to be made in this section: The original article only states that there is a a scholarship named after Johnnie Ruth Clarke and does not give any additional information about its origin. Along with additional information regarding the scholarships significance for disadvantaged students attending St. Petersburg College, information about the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Chapter in the National Council on Black American Affairs will be added to explain its origin.

St. Petersburg College honors Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke's renowned accomplishments by awarding the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Scholarship to students graduating from Pinellas County high schools. This scholarship aims to support underprivileged students, who meet the eligibility requirements, and will accommodate each recipient for two consecutive years attending St. Petersburg College. Throughout their collegiate years, each recipient will also be given the opportunity to work with mentors from the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Chapter of the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA).

The Florida State Sickle Cell Foundation
She founded the Florida State Sickle Cell Foundation in 1972 while she was the assistant director of the Florida Regional Medical Program. The foundation was intended to tackle all aspects of the problem of sickle-cell disease including raising awareness, treatment and research.

Most likely this information will remain the same in the article with a few additional details that may be added later on.

https://newsspc.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/st-petersburg-college-johnnie-ruth-clarke-honorees/

https://www.chcpinellas.org/about-links/about-me

http://www.spcollege.edu/friends-partners/about/civic-partners/ncbaa/ncbaa-scholars-program

https://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/scholarships/93899-johnnie-ruth-clarke-scholarship

-Professor Hagood
= Recognition =


 * "Johnnie Ruth Clarke is one of 10 primary care facilities that make up Community Health Centers of Pinellas. These nonprofit centers offer affordable care to people without insurance by providing discounts based on household income. They also serve people who have insurance."
 * "The center, which got its start in a church basement in 1985, is named for a St. Petersburg educator who was the first black woman to earn a doctorate at a public Florida university."
 * https://www.tbo.com/Local/CommunityNews/st-pete-health-center-still-important-medical-home-with-link-to-past-20151101/

AH Notes, 10/04/18: Really great work today, y'all! I also talked with Tyler a little after class and we discovered a request form (inside the USFSP library's Challenger archive site) to email David Shedden, head of their special collections, to get more information. We were wondering if he might be able to access a copy of Clarke's obituary, which would be a wealth of biographic information. We also surfed around some more recent Challenger articles and discovered her connection to some other prominent African American women in St. Pete, and that the city was briefly considering naming I-375 after her! (Well, sort of.)

Reflection Questions

 * In the current article under the Recognition section, the reference used to cite information about the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Scholarship links to web page that cannot be found. Credible sources will need to be added to provide more and valid information.
 * The article as a whole needs to be provide more substance to each section, especially the lead paragraph, because there is not enough information about Johnnie Ruth Clarke as a person.
 * The article also failed to get the Clarke’s date in which she passed away correct, however, all other information is relevant and valid.
 * There also needs to be more sub sections based on her education and recognition that would separate the two in order to make the article more transparent.
 * While there aren’t many issues in the article because of the lack of information, we believe that the main focus should be to provide a decent amount of valid information, again focusing more on a quality lead paragraph and early life section.
 * Additional information we would love to incorporate into the article is a picture of Johnnie Ruth Clarke and some minor details on her family members (Parents, Spouses, Children etc.)