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Lois Ann Dickson Fitt Rice (February 28, 1933 – January 4, 2017) was an American corporate executive, scholar, and education policy expert. [1] . Known as the ‘‘mother of the Pell Grant ” [2] because of her work lobbying for its creation, [1] [3] she was national vice president of the College Board from 1973 until 1981. [4] .
18. Jan. 2017 · Lois Dickson Rice, a janitor’s daughter who became a trailblazing corporate executive and helped persuade Congress to provide federal subsidies, known as Pell grants, to tens of millions of...
20. Sept. 2022 · Without Lois Dickson Rice, the Pell Grant “would not have come into existence.” That’s how Clay Pell IV, whose grandfather sponsored the creation of the grants, described Rice’s role in the...
19. Sept. 2022 · When women and Black Americans rarely influenced federal policy, Lois Dickson Rice lobbied successfully for the creation of the Pell Grant. Lois Dickson Rice, center, pushed for the creation of the Pell grant. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Nadra Nittle. Education reporter. Published. September 19, 2022, 12:33 p.m. PT. Republish this story.
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25. Feb. 2022 · Lois Dickson Rice, a former executive with the College Board, who teamed with Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) to revolutionize federal student aid programs, was posthumously awarded NAICU’s 2022 Advocacy Award for Independent Higher Education during a special dinner honoring the 50 year legacy of the Pell Grant program during the Association’s 202...
11. Jan. 2017 · (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Lois Dickson Rice, a corporate executive and education policy expert who earned the moniker “mother of the Pell Grant” for her role in shaping the federal financial...
7. Sept. 2022 · In fact, for the past 50 years, over 80 million people have used Pell Grants to pay for higher education. And they exist, in large part, because of one Black woman who often goes unmentioned. The ...
