Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford (1896 – 1990) was born in Greenville, Kentucky, on October 8, 1896. Her parents were James and Mary Elizabeth Dulin. Her family, like a growing number of African Americans in the early twentieth century, left the South for the North. They moved to Indiana in 1898, first to Marion and later to South Bend. James and Mary Dulin were certain that the Midwest would offer their daughter a quality education. The ambitious Dulins also started a small hotel and restaurant in South Bend. Their independent daughter joined the Second Baptist Church, and she excelled in school. Soror Dulin graduated cum laude from South Bend Central High School during World War I. Dulin graduated from South Bend Central High School cum laude, from Indiana State Teachers College with a B.S., and studied at Western Reserve in Cleveland and Indiana University extension. She taught one year in Terra Haute, and thirty-seven years in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was Grand Epistoleus, Grand Tamiochus, Financial Consultant and received various awards and honors for her sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho. Plaques are awarded in Redford's name at each Boule for exhibits for chapter achievements. Ms. Dulin herself received various awards and honors from Sigma Gamma Rho. Eager to continue her education; she enrolled at Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University). After graduating, the confident young woman immediately entered Butler College in the early 1920s. Soror Redford eventually earned her master’s degree in education in 1939. She titled her master’s thesis “Student Government in the Elementary Schools of Indianapolis.” Soror Redford continued to enroll in continuing education courses at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Indiana University extension campus in Indianapolis. Soror Redford taught in Indiana and served students for nearly forty years. First she taught in Terre Haute, the home of her alma mater, Indiana State Teachers College. Then she relocated to Indianapolis, where she did her graduate work and taught in the public-school system. Like her sorority sisters, Redford loved education. She taught school for thirty-seven years in Indianapolis before retiring in the late 1960s. For most of her career, Soror Redford taught at the Hazel Hart Hendricks School, Indianapolis Public School No. 37. Near the end of her teaching career, Soror Redford proudly served under the leadership of principal and fellow Sigma Gamma Rho co-founder Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson. Soror Redford served the community through her volunteer efforts in the sorority and at church. A member of Second Baptist Church, she worked as a dedicated clerk for many decades. Her work in the sorority was impressive as well. After founding the sorority in 1922, Soror Redford took on numerous positions. She would later recall how delighted she was when Mary Lou invited her to meet with Nan, Bessie, Cubena, Dorothy and Vivian to organize the sorority. Soror Redford served as Basileus, Grammateus, Epistoleus, and Tamiochus of Alpha Sigma Chapter. As the sorority grew into a national organization of tens of thousands, Soror Redford emerged as a central behind-the-scenes figure and source of strength. As Grand Epistoleus (sorority historian), Grand Tamiochus (treasurer), and financial consultant, Soror Redford actively sought new members; organized important documents and papers, especially financial receipts; and encouraged the sorority to commit itself to the new challenges facing African Americans in the latter twentieth century. Her uncompromising dedication earned her numerous awards over the years. The Blanche Edwards Award was presented to Soror Hattie Mae Dulin Redford at the sorority’s Silver Boule in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1947 for her generosity and giving spirit. As one of the most beloved sisters in the organization in the 1940s, Soror Redford was named Grand Boulés. Other awards and honors included an exemption from the national head tax in 1959, an Alpha Lambda Sigma Achievement Trophy in Cleveland in 1961, and a silver bowl in recognition of her outstanding service as the national sorority’s Grand Tamiochus in 1969. Her generosity also reached outside the sorority. She earned a certificate of achievement from the Chicago Joint Council in 1964 and the Citizen Forum of Indianapolis’s Certificate of Recognition in 1965. Soror Redford, a dedicated and loving sorority sister, church member, and wife, remained active in volunteer work after her retirement. She inspired a new generation of sorors, reminding them of the importance of cooperation and community building. Soror Redford continued to serve the sorority as a financial consultant until her passing on July 9, 1990. Today, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. awards several plaques in her honor at each Boulé for exceptional exhibits highlighting chapter achievements.