Representative Barbara Ward Cooper

Democrat
Memphis
District 86
Part of Shelby County
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Contact Information

Nashville Address

425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Suite 410 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-4295
Fax: (615) 253-0327

District Address

668 Birthstone Ave
Memphis, TN 38109

Staff Contacts

Tamara Hanserd

Mailing List

 

  • Personal Info
  • Committees
  • Community Involvement
  • Honors & Awards
    • Born on August 4, 1929
    • Widow, three children, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren
    • Catholic
    • Retired Educator, Community Relations Specialist and Parent Coordinator
    • Graduate of Manassas High School, Memphis, TN
    • B.S. and Master's Degree in Education, Tennessee State University
    • Ph.D., Religious Philosophy and Christian Psychology, Jacksonville Theological Seminary
    • M.Ed., Tennessee State University
    • 45 Hours Post Graduate, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Tennessee
    • House Member of the 100th through 112th General Assemblies
    • Former Chair, Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators
    • Memphis Cotton Makers’ Jubilee
    • Bi-Centennial Ball
    • MLK50
    • W. C. Handy Park
    • Southbrook Center Project
    • Super Learning Class
    • Books and Breakfast
    • Education Leadership Council
    • Shelby County Democratic Women
    • Social Action Committee (St. Augustine Church)
    • Co-Convener, African American People's Organization
    • NAACP
    • Former Member, District 86 Advisory Council- SDNSC (Southwest,Downtown, Northwest, Shelby County Council)
    • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
    • Past President, Tennessee Community Education Association
    • Tennessee State University
    • Women in Government
    • Former Member, Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee
    • National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL)
    • Southwest Community Education Advisory Committee
    • Committee Co-Chair, One and One Half Cent Sales Tax Funding for Education, Sponsored by the NAACP/Memphis Education Association
    • National Council of Negro Women, Shelby County Section, SAC Chair
    • Former Secretary, Democratic Caucus
    • Cooper/Jones Initiative
    • Citizens for Better Service
    • Tennessee Dispensing Opticians Association
    • Tennessee Tourism Roundtable
    • Kennedy Democratic Organization (KDO)
    • CIO Labor Council
    • Memphis Area Association of Governments Board (MAAG)
    • Downtown Memphis Commission Board
    • Equal Education Opportunity Group, 2012
    • Friends of T.O. Fuller Park
    • Sierra Club, 2010
    • Bloomfield Baptist Church Summer Youth Program, 2009
    • Save-A-Student Leadership Training Conference, 2008
    • TSU Alumni, 2007
    • Shelby Forest Community Forest Oak Drive Civic Club, 2003
    • American Dream Community Neighborhood Blast-Off
    • S/W Forum on Taxes
    • Thirteenth Documentary Cultural Awareness
    • Neighborhood Clean Up in Public Safety
    • Transportation: A Way out of Poverty
    • Shelby County Delegation, Secretary
    • Memphis Shelby County Schools Induction Hall of Fame, 2019
    • TEA - Most Support for Teachers 2014
    • Top Ladies of Distinction, 2012
    • Cool-Out Saturday Recognition Award, 2012
    • Legislator of the Year, 2011
    • Citizens for Better Service, 2010
    • Memphis Women of Stamina National Spokespersons, September 2010
    • AKA, Extra Special Politician, 2007-2010
    • The Spirit of Kwanza Award, 2007-2008
    • Leadership Award, Tennessee, 2005
    • WAND/WILL Pacesetters, 2001
    • Silver Tray for Outstanding Service by St. Augustine Catholic School Principal 1988-1994 and Certificates (2)
    • BURE Honoree “Outstanding Educators of the Month Award”
    • International AFL/CIA Kellogg International - National Conference
    • MAAG - Legislator of the Year
    • Shelby County Legislative Chair
    • Outstanding Service, St. Augustine School
    • Magnolia Transportation, Outstanding Civic Work
    • Teacher Recognition Day by St. Augustine Parents
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