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- ↑ Mississippi University for Women – About the University Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Queens University of Charlotte - Papers of Dr. Clyda S. Rent Archived 2007-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Seminole Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Archived 2004-07-11 at archive.today
- ↑ Willis, Clint (December 1993), "The 10 most admired women managers in America", Working Woman, p. 44