Dr. Hazel Ward Memorial

Dr. Hazel Ward was the ultimate educator, poet, writer, and humanist. Dr. Ward studied at Southern University, Atlanta University, and the University of Texas at Austin, where she received numerous awards, including the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and Ford Foundation Grant. She taught at colleges and universities throughout the Austin and Houston areas where her career journey included several academic roles: scholar, professor, and finally Austin Community College Dean of Communications. When Dr. Ward retired, she devoted herself to reading, writing, sharing her insights, and being the wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, and community member we admire and love.