South Central Regional Directors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

In the history of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the current position of Regional Director was referred to as Director,

Regional Coordinator or Deputy. The first title used for this position in what is now the South Central Region

was Southern Deputy.

Clara Dugan *

1st Southern Deputy

Marshall, Texas

Late 1920s (exact date unknown)

Odalie S. McDonald *

8th South Central Regional Director

Grambling, Louisiana

1955-1959

+ Current Regional Director
* Ivy Beyond The Wall

Lois Tyrus *

2nd Southern Deputy

1st South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1928-1930

V. Besselle Atwell *

9th South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1959-1961

Mamie L. McKnight

16th South Central Regional Director

Dallas, Texas

1982-1986

M. Butler Taylor *

2nd South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1930-1938

Odalie S. McDonald *

10th South Central Regional Director

Grambling, Louisiana

1961-1964

Jewel M. Thomas *

17th South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1986-1990

Olivette Jones Morgan *

3rd South Central Regional Director

Galveston, Texas

1938-1941

Mattelia B. Grays

11th South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1964-1968

Jacqueline Dansby

18th South Central Regional Director

San Antonio, Texas

1990-1994

Connie Y. Conner *

4th South Central Regional Director

Austin, Texas

1941-1946

Faye B. Bryant

12th South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1968-1972

Carmelita C. Smith

19th South Central Regional Director

Little Rock, Arkansas

1994-1996

Zephie C. Brooks *

5th South Central Regional Director

Tyler, Texas

1946-1947

Mary L. Williams

13th South Central Regional Director

Little Rock, Arkansas

1972-1974

Polly Sparks Turner

20th South Central Regional Director

Houston, Texas

1996-2000

Olive Durden Brown *

6th South Central Regional Director

Austin, Texas

1947-1951

Deralyn Riles Davis

14th South Central Regional Director

Fort Worth, Texas

1974-1978

Shirley R. Fisher

21st South Central Regional Director

Dallas, Texas

2000-2004

Eugene B. Long *

7th South Central Regional Director

Tyler, Texas

1951-1955

Dorothy S. Johnson *

15th South Central Regional Director

Shreveport, Louisiana

1978-1982

Tari T. Bradford +

Centennial South Central Regional Director

Shreveport, Louisiana

2004 - present