1983 Tate
Dorothy Tate was acknowledged for her warmth, her generosity with commitment, her perseverance and her unbelievable hard work. Tate worked on behalf of child advocacy through such programs as Teen Age Pregnancy Service (TAPS) and the Council for Children (CFC). Tate was a charter member and chairman of CFC and was extremely instrumental in its funding for programs and campaigns. The Children’s Defense Fund cited Tate as one of the three most effective people when it came to child advocacy. The CFC even created the “Dolly Award” to highlight her work in the community. Tate definitely did not go unrecognized: in 1973 Tate was honored as the Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers for her work with TAPS; in 1978 Sweet Briar College gave her the Outstanding Alumni Award; in 1980 Davidson College presented with Tate and her husband the Algernon-Sydney Sullivan Award for spirituality in daily life: and in 1982 Tate was awarded the Governor’s Award. It only seemed fitting for WBT to honor Dorothy Tate as Woman of the Year in 1983.