Submitted photosShown are Thomasville Chapter DAR Regent Shelba Sellers (left) and Stephen Ferguson, associate vice-president of enrollment and business Development, Military Operations at Thomas University. Ferguson was the guest speaker at the Thomasville Chapter DAR October meeting. 

The October meeting of the Thomasville Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) featured a program by Associate Vice President of Enrollment and Business Development, Military Operations Stephen Ferguson, who spoke about national and local programs for veterans. 

Ferguson said, “Once military service is over; it can be a difficult transition for veterans to join the work force.” He has developed a pathway for deployment for the military service members to have their credentials identified. This program helps identify a civilian job that coincides with the service member’s military occupation. Thomas University is dedicated to the success of its military students and offers several degree programs that align with their military occupational specialty. 

The Veterans Service Center was opened at Thomas University to help any veteran and offers educational, career services and other training programs. The Veterans Center has developed a network of private and public partnerships that they can refer veterans to for a variety of services they are seeking, including healthcare, mental health and financial services. For more information, visit the Veterans Center at Thomas University or their website at thomasu.edu.

The Thomasville Chapter DAR also inducted new member Drucilla Bennett at the October meeting. The Induction Ceremony was led by Chapter Chaplain Helen Huddleston and Chapter Registrar Pamela Tucker. Bennett is Tucker’s mother and proved her lineage from her Revolutionary War ancestor, James Willis, who served in North Carolina. New members take a membership oath and receive a DAR pin. Regent Shelba Sellers welcomed Bennett as a new member of the Thomasville Chapter DAR. Prospective members of the chapter were also introduced.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. More than one million women have joined the DAR since it was founded. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org.

For more information about the Thomasville Chapter DAR, visit thomasville.georgiastatedar.org or the chapter’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ThomasvilleChapterNSDAR.