Join Dr.Bertice Berry as she shares how she has defied stereotypes, generalizations and clichés. Bertice was the sixth of seven children and was told by a high school teacher that she was "not college material". Fortunately, there was another teacher who believed that she was destined for more. Bertice applied to several schools without any idea how she would pay for the tuition if she were accepted. The day her application arrived at Jacksonville University in Florida, a wealthy benefactor called the Admissions Department looking for a potential student "who could swim if they had the right backing" and might sink with out it.
Bertice not only graduated magna cum laude form Jacksonville where she was awarded the President's Cup for leadership, she subsequently earned a Ph.D in Sociology from Kent State University at the age of 26. Dr. Berry taught sociology and statistics at Kent , and demonstrated that she knows a few things about humor, as well.
She has been featured on numerous television programs, including appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", and more recently on ABC's "20/20" and keynote speaker at the 2009 HRPA Conference.
