an alternate delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations. She chaired the United States delegation to the Third Committee of the United Nations, and was appointed to the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps by President Richard Nixon. Nixon cited Edmonds for her service. Death Edmonds died at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina on May 9, 1995, at the age of 83. Selected publications Selected awards and recognition University Distinguished Professor, North Carolina Central University Eight honorary degrees Award of Scholarly Distinction, American Historical Association Distinguished Woman of North Carolina 1975 – O. Max Gardner Award for the "greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race" 1977 – Helen G. Edmonds Graduate Colloquium of History – annual conference established by her former students 1982 – Candace Award, History References External links 1911 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American historians American women historians African-American historians African-American non-fiction writers American women academics Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni North Carolina Central University faculty People from Lawrenceville, Virginia 20th-century American women writers Historians from Virginia 20th-century African-American women writers 20th-century African-American writers Morgan State University alumni Saint Paul's College (Virginia) alumni