erm uda ▁Public ▁Services ▁Union ▁( B PS U ). ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁education ▁teaching ▁English ▁and ▁ge ography ▁at ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Institute . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁an ▁administrative ▁position ▁in ▁B erm uda ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁when ▁she ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁Super visor ▁of ▁School s . ▁She ▁attended ▁Wil ber force ▁University ▁( in ▁Ohio ), ▁Columbia ▁University ' s ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁( in ▁New ▁York ▁City ), ▁and ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Dr . ▁Be an ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁significant ▁contribution ▁she ▁made ▁to ▁education ▁in ▁B erm uda " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁advanced ▁to ▁Officer ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and , ▁last ly , ▁to ▁D ame ▁( DB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Death ▁She ▁died , ▁aged ▁ 9 1 , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : D