Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Reverend Dr. Mary Ivey Reverend Dr. Mary Ivey
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Other authors / contributors: | Ivey, Mary, 1937- interviewee.
Hayden, Robert, interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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Sound characteristics: | digital
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Digital file characteristics: | video file
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Notes: | Videographer, Scott Stearns. Robert Hayden, interviewer. Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2006 November 9. Vendor-supplied metadata.
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Summary: | City administrator and minister Mary Edith Ivey was born in Vian, Oklahoma on February 9, 1937. Ivey earned her B.A. degree from the College of Oklahoma in 1959 and her M.A. degree in education from the University of Oklahoma. She was employed in the Kansas City, Missouri public schools for twelve years. In 1972, Ivey changed careers, becoming the director of program evaluations for the Model Cities Program in the District of Columbia. She next served as Chief of Mental Health Planning for the District with her final government position being Chief of Long Range Planning for the District before retiring in 1994. Ivey entered the ministry obtaining a Master's of Divinity degree in 2001 from Wesley Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Divinity from Howard University. She was founder, president and CEO of Maine Avenue Ministries that provided spirituality, health care, and community fellowship.
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