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Plaque Awarded to Dr. Clarissa Wimbush, 1966

In 1966 the Old Dominion Dental Society, of which she had been historian and then president, recognized Dr. Clarissa Wimbush for her contributions. Dr. Wimbush received many awards during her fifty-one years of practice, including the first United Fund Award for Outstanding Citizenship given to an African American in Lynchburg.

Loaned by Frances Baird

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