| Summary: | Community leader Ann Dibble Jordan was born on August 13, 1934 in Tuskegee, Alabama. In 1955, Jordan graduated from Vassar College with her B.A. degree. In 1961, she earned her M.A. degree from the University of Chicago. From 1970 to 1987, Jordan worked as an associate professor at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, and from 1970 to 1985, she served as the Director of Social Services of Chicago Lying-in Hospital. Jordan served on the board of many companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Citigroup, National Health Laboratories, and the Brookings Institution. In 1994, Jordan and her husband, Vernon Jordan, organized a Democratic fundraiser for the Clinton Campaign. In 1996, Jordan became the first African American to chair a presidential inauguration. The recipient of a 2004 American Woman Award from the Women's Research & Education Institute, Jordan became a director at the Revlon Corporation in March 2009.
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