AL HR75

Commends Stevlen Dickerson, Sr. for being recognized as a Willie and Betty Farrior Family Foundation Honoree for his community contributions.

Willie Farrior was the first African American hired by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), recognized as Blind Worker of the Year in 1973, promoted to training instructor in 1974, and became the first Black assistant supervisor for AIDB in 1979; the foundation was established in 2017 by his daughter Mary Louise Farrior-White and grandson Retired Colonel Cedrick A. Farrior.

Stevlen Dickerson, Sr. was born June 11, 1970, in Talladega, Alabama and is a 1988 graduate of Talladega High School and U.S. Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson where he earned Soldier of the Cycle honors.

Dickerson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Talladega College (1993), completed Purdue University's School of Pest Science Management (2005), earned a Master's of Business Administration from Talladega College (December 2022), and is an active licensed Funeral Director in Alabama with 40 years in the funeral industry.

Dickerson retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Talladega as Supervisor Contract Specialist/Assistant Business Administrator with over 30 years of service in June 2022, retired from United States Army Reserve with 23 years of service in 2010, and was elected to Talladega City Council, Ward I in August 2023 with 79.3 percent of votes.