Annie B. Pharr, decd, is one of four alumni of the Washington, D.C. Chapter to be honored with a named student scholarship from the Chapter, acknowledging her immense support for scholarships and the financial stability of students pursuing higher education at the University.
Annie B. Pharr earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from FAMC in 1946, and received graduate training at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She worked as a nurse at Freedman Hospital in Washington, D.C. where she served in several senior management positions including head nurse, supervisor, and director of training. She also worked at Doctors Hospital in Prince Georges County, Maryland.
Through the endowment, the Chapter will begin awarding scholarships to students matriculating at FAMU, who are from the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area.
