| Birth Year- 1954 Place of Birth- Newport News, VA Gender- Female Race(s)- African American Religion- Christian Spouse- James Addrill Ward, Sr. Children- James A., Jr., Jason A., and Jeremy A. Membership & Affiliation- Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple NAACP National Council of Negro Women Peninsula Central Labor Council Democratic Women's Club Hampton Federation of Teachers (president) Coalition of Labor Union Women Virginia AFL-CIO (executive council) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Hampton Alumnae Chapter Education- Warwick High School (1972) Christopher Newport University (B.A., 1995) Thomas Nelson Community College Occupation/Profession- Middle school teacher Awards- American Federation of Teachers Pioneer Award (1997) National Association of Letter Carriers Branch #247, Appreciation Award (2005) SCLC Political Woman of the Year, Virginia State Unit (2006) Virginia Community Action Partnership, Appreciation Award (2006) H/NN Chapter Continental Societies, Inc., Thaddeus E. Hayes Continental HEER Arts and Humanities Award (2006) Office of Human Affairs, Community Volunteer Award (2006) Hunter Andrews Democrat of the Year (2006) Dr. William H. Butts Award, Outstanding Contribution to the Disability Community (2006) Coalition of Labor Union Women, WV Chapter, Profiles of Courage Award (2007) BPW/VA Federation/CLA, Honorable Mention (2007) Coalition for the Preservation of VSDBM-H, VSDBM-H Defender Award (2007) Women in Government, Presidential Leadership Award (2007) United Food and Commercial Workers Minority Coalition, Legislator of the Year (2015) 200+ Men, Leadership Award |