Sacramento, C.A. – On March 5, Assemblywoman Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) honored Thelma Ferguson as the 14th Assembly District’s 2007 Woman of the Year. Each member of the State Assembly honored one woman in celebration of Women’s History Month for her contributions to her family, community and state.

“Thelma Ferguson is a remarkable woman who has been a pillar of the local community for more than fifty years. I am delighted to honor her as my 2007 Woman of the Year,” said Assemblywoman Hancock. 

Mrs. Ferguson has served her community in many capacities. As a founding member of the South Berkeley Neighborhood Development Corporation and a board member of William Byron Rumford housing, she works to provide housing to low-income families. Committed to preventing crime and providing positive neighborhood activities, she is a member of the Berkeley Community Action Team and the Berkeley Safe Neighborhood Committee, coordinator of the Neighborhood Watch Group, and chair of the South/West Berkeley Neighborhood Council. She has been an active member of Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church since 1946. 

Mrs. Ferguson, widow of Alfred T. Ferguson and mother of Tanya Ferguson-Jones, is the proud grandmother of Andre Philip Jones II and Joselynne Minae Jones.