Cecelia Nabrit Adkins (September 3, 1923 – January 2, 2007)U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Wadwhani, Anita (2007). "Cecelia N. Adkins, woman of many 'firsts,' dies at 83." The Tennessean 01/04/2007. (as appears in the Fisk: The Official Magazine of Fisk University (March 07), Vol. II, Issue I) Retrieved 5-4-2018. was an African-American publisher from Atlanta. She was the first woman, and first lay person, elected to the position of executive director of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. In this position, she was responsible for serving 35,000 churches and over 8 million constituents. She took up the position in 1975.Davis, Marianna (Editor). Contributions of Black Women to America, Volume 1: The Arts, Media, Business, Law, Sports. (1982.) Kenday Press: Columbia, South Carolina.
In 1977 Adkins was the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and she served two terms as its chair.
Adkins was the first African-American woman appointed to the Board of Education of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, and she served for six years.
She died in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 83.U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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