Linda H. Collins was among three nominees for Courageous Educator of the Year by Educators for Social Justice, a grassroots, teacher-led professional development organization. She is an associate professor of history at St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley. Her advocacy and effort as a professor led to more African-American history courses being taught on campus, and she is involved in statewide discussions to include African-American history in Missouri’s CORE 42 credit transfer program.
