Wall of Fame Inductees (CHA)

Columbia Housing Authority

1991 Wall of Fame Inductees

Bessie Pauline Williams - - Saxon Homes 1954-63
Bessie Pauline Williams was a fifth grade teacher at Sarah Nance Elementary School in Columbia at the time of her induction. Williams graduated cum laude from Benedict College and received a Master’s degree in Education from the University of South Carolina. She was recognized as “Teacher of the Year” at her school and is well known in the field of education. The mother of six, Williams spent ten years as a preschool teacher for the Columbia Housing Authority. She also received special recognition for 40 years of dedicated work as church musician at Trinity Baptist Church. Her motto is “If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living will not be in vain.”

Isaac Washington - - Allen Benedict Court 1942-64
Isaac Washington served as president/publisher for the South Carolina Black Media Group at the time of his induction. The Group comprises seven weekly newspapers published throughout South Carolina. In 1991, President George Bush invited Washington to the White House for a conference on African American contributions to American history. Washington graduated from Benedict College and is involved in the Boy Scouts, the Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia Business Network.

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