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Renowned, Trailblazing Sociology Professor Dies at 88
Dr. Doris Yvonne Wilkinson, the first African American female appointed to a full time position at the University of Kentucky in 1967, has died at age 88. Dr. Doris Yvonne Wilkinson“Dr. Doris Wilkinson was powerful, influential and, at times, larger than …