Mrs. Georgia Durbin Sanders
April 26, 1921 – November 7, 2003
Georgia Lee Durbin Sanders was born April 26, 1921. She was a native of Natchez, Mississippi. She was married to the late Murdell Sanders, and the mother of one son, Stephen Sanders.
She received her B.S. degree from Southern University and her Master’s degree from Kansas State University in Home Economics. She retired from Louisiana State University, where she worked many years as a 4-H Specialist with the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.
She was a member and the past President of Mu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and a member of many other fine organizations.
She was the sponsoring advisor for the undergraduate chapter at Louisiana State University, Rho Epsilon, since is chartering in 1975. She loved her “babies” and continued to sponsor the chapter until health problems prevented her from doing so.
In 2003, with her blessings, Omicron Sigma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. named their annual scholarship after Mrs. Georgia D. Sanders. The honoree was present at the first scholarship presentation reception.
The Georgia D. Sanders Scholarship is awarded annually to two young ladies in the community that have fostered not only academic achievements, but also community service and exemplify the ideas of Finer Womanhood.
Georgia Lee Durbin Sanders was born April 26, 1921. She was a native of Natchez, Mississippi. She was married to the late Murdell Sanders, and the mother of one son, Stephen Sanders.
She received her B.S. degree from Southern University and her Master’s degree from Kansas State University in Home Economics. She retired from Louisiana State University, where she worked many years as a 4-H Specialist with the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.
She was a member and the past President of Mu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and a member of many other fine organizations.
She was the sponsoring advisor for the undergraduate chapter at Louisiana State University, Rho Epsilon, since is chartering in 1975. She loved her “babies” and continued to sponsor the chapter until health problems prevented her from doing so.
In 2003, with her blessings, Omicron Sigma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. named their annual scholarship after Mrs. Georgia D. Sanders. The honoree was present at the first scholarship presentation reception.
The Georgia D. Sanders Scholarship is awarded annually to two young ladies in the community that have fostered not only academic achievements, but also community service and exemplify the ideas of Finer Womanhood.
CONGRATULATIONS
2019 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES
Ms. Ivori Teasette
*SU Laboratory School
Ms. Layla Morris
*Lee High Magnet School
Ms. Tyler Hunt
*Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Apply for the Georgia D. Sanders scholarship here.
