Relentlessly relevant scholar, activist, educator, former NYCDOE Brooklyn principal, teaching fellow at the Principals’ Center at Harvard University, and Board of Regents University of the State of New York Vice Chancellor Emerita (to mention a few), Dr. Adelaide Sanford [at soon to be 97 years young], with tremendous wit and wisdom, is still imparting impactful best practices for the underserved, as attested to, with numerous prestigious awards and current actions, including active participation in the Adelaide L. Sandford Institute (ASI) [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_L._Sanford and https://www.sanfordinstitute.org/home for an extensive list of Dr. Sanford’s accomplishments].

          The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Theta Chapter celebrated the life-long achievements of the honorable Dr. Adelaide Sanford at the 82nd NSPDK, Theta Chapter Annual Scholarship Luncheon.

          Dr. Adelaide Sanford is engaged with the monthly ASI Book Club sessions facilitated by Dr. Renee Young, eminent leading educator and one-time NSPDK Theta Soror. On Saturday, September 24, 2022, Theta Soror Grant moderated the ASI Book Club which discussed the deeply moving memoir of family, civic, and professional accounts found in the 2022 publication entitled, From Enslavement To Belovedness For the Dignity of My People, authored by Dr. Adelaide L. Sanford. In response to the genuine conversational event surrounding Dr. Sanford’s book experience Theta Soror Grant shares, “…the once in a lifetime experience to moderate the testimonial text penned by a living legend such as the incomparable Dr. Adelaide Sanford was truly a very humbling experience. In my entire 45 years as a professional educator, I never had an in-person mentor; Dr. Adelaide Sanford has been a dependable, authentic and resourceful educational leader-really a guru! I and multitudes of educators and families throughout the globe can seek Dr. Sanford as a trusted and no nonsense model for excellence, equity and the success our children!”