CRESTVIEW — A retirement ceremony honoring the accomplishments of Jean Lewis, former Crestview library director, was April 9 at the Carver-Hill School Center in Crestview.
Lewis was the first African-American library director in Okaloosa County and Crestview, with 12 years of service. According to the program for the event, she received her A.A. degree from Corning Community College and a B.A. from Florida A & M University, where she graduated summa cum laude.
"She has been recognized in 'Who's Who in Black America', and 'Who's Who in America, is a member of Mount Zion AME Church, Velma Conyers No. 7 Order of the Eastern Star, American Library Association, FAMU National Alumni Association and The Friends of the Crestview Library," the program stated.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Retirement ceremony celebrates first Crestview, Okaloosa African-American library director