Alice C. Young papers

Alice C. Young was born in 1923 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She graduated from Georgia State University in 1969 with a B.A. in sociology. After a few years of outside part-time employment, Young returned to the university, and served from 1973 until 1989 as Assistant Dean for Student Services and Director of the Student Center. In 1978 she received an M.A. in education administration from Georgia State University. She was married to Robert Young and later to Henry Malone.

Besides her administrative work for the university, she belonged to several professional organizations from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. These include the Georgia College Personnel Association (1977-1984), the Georgia Association for Counseling and Development (1984-1986), and the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (1988-1989). She was an organizer and president of the Georgia State University's branch of the Toastmasters Club in 1975.

Young has been involved in various community groups and causes. One of her lifetime commitments has been improving the conditions of women both on and off campus. Since the late 1960s, she has been active in Georgia State University's sorority for married women, the Mu Rho Sigma Alpha Chapter. Young served as director of the League of Women Voters from 1969-1973 and was a member of its Advisory Council from 1981-1982. She has also occupied various administrative positions in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, including president of the congregation and chairman of the Board (1971-1973), Chair of the Misiterial Selections Committee (1974-1975), and member of the Growth Committee (1991-1992).

Following retirement from Georgia State University in 1989, she continued her activities with Mu Rho Sigma's Alpha, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, and has been a member and served as director of the Harrogate Homeowners Association. Young died in February 2023.