Janice L. Ausbrooks Taylor, Spring, received her doctorate in educational leadership from Sam Houston State University in May. Her dissertation is titled “The Teaching Experiences of African American Women Before, During and After Desegregation in the Rural South: A Narrative Inquiry Through the Lens of Resilience and Black Feminist Theory.” She was one of 40 doctoral students chosen by the University Council for Educational Administration as a 2008 David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Scholar and was recognized with Excellence in Writing awards from SHSU. She is an executive director in human resource services in the Klein ISD and previously served as a high school and an intermediate school principal for several years.