LEMIT Graduate Sworn in as Constable in Harris County
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May Walker |
May Walker, a graduate of the Law Enforcement Management
Institute of Texas housed at Sam Houston State University,
has been elected the first female and first African American
constable of Harris County, Precinct 7.
She won the election in November with over 82 percent of the
vote and was sworn in on Jan. 2.
Constables are licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Officers Standards and Education and are commissioned by the
governor as law enforcement agents.
Harris County is the third largest county in the nation, and
Precinct 7 has a population of more than 400,000 residents.
Among the areas served as Third Ward, the University of Houston,
Texas Southern University, South Park, South Union, Sunnyside,
the Astrodome, Hiram Clarke, Meyerland, parts of South Braeswood,
Riceville, West Airport and the Lakes of Fondren.
Walker, the first female Houston Police Department patrol
officer, served as a member of the Houston Police Department
for 24 years. She is credited as being the catalyst for changes
on behalf of minorities and women in both the Houston police
and fire departments regarding hiring practices and promotions.
She is a former president of the African American Police Officers
Association, founder of the Women in Policing Conference,
and is the author of "The History of the Black Police
Officer in the Houston Police Department 1888-1988,"
which is catalogued for use in Houston libraries, Houston
Independent School District high school libraries and The
Library of Congress. She also worked as an executive assistant
to former Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown.
Walker is a graduate of Texas Southern University. She has
served as a board member of St. Mary's Parish Council and
the Houston Area Women's Center, and she is a co-founder of
the Adopt A Black Child program. She is also a lifetime member
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Phillip Randolph
Institute.
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Media Contact: Julia
May
January 27, 2005
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