The Honorable Wilhelmina and Dr. Exalton Delco

For the past 40 years, The Honorable Wilhelmina and Dr. Exalton Delco Jr. have focused on creating opportunities for students to succeed. Through legislation, service, and teaching, they have become leaders in advocating for more equitable access to education and quality standards at all levels of learning. Dr. Exalton Delco, who earned a Ph.D. in Zoology at the University of Texas at Austin and went on to a distinguished career at Huston-Tillotson University, The Honorable Wilhelmina Delco, a founding trustee of Austin Community College, was elected to the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees in 1968. After ACC opened its doors in 1973, she went on to serve 20 years in the Texas House of Representatives. She was the first African-American elected at large in Travis County.