This article originally appeared in the September 2006 edition of diversityinbusiness.com

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by Dan Perkins

A rose might grow in Spanish Harlem, but Carrie Ponder planted a rich harvest in the midst of some of Chicago's most challenging neighborhoods.  Below is a chart that outlines a few of the accomplishments of her eight children.

The Ponders - An Inspiring American Family

Siblings in Birth Order Career Education

Photo: TD Ponder

Rhinold Lamar Ponder

 
Lawyer/fine artist - AB Princeton University
- MA/MS Boston University
- JD New York University Law School

Reginald Ponder

 
Advertising Executive - AB, Princeton University
- MBA, University of Chicago GSB (Graduate School of Business)

Sharon Ponder

 
Teacher
- BA, Illinois State
- MA, DePaul University
- National Board Certification

Photo: TD Ponder

Maria Ponder Duncan
 
Stay at home Mom/Housewife
- BA, University of Chicago
- MBA, Loyola University of Chicago

 


Erik B. Ponder

 
Doctoral Candidate - ABD, Northwestern University
- MA, Northwestern University
- BA, University of Pennsylvania

Photo: TD Ponder

Angee Ponder

 
Officer the Circuit Court of Cook County - BA, University of Illinois, Champaign
- MED, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Currently pursing MS in Criminal Justice

Alvina Ponder Police Officer with The Cook County Forest Preserve Police - BA from Columbia College Chicago
- Police officer Certification with The Cook County Sheriffs Police Academy

Photo: TD Ponder

Tracie Dean Ponder

 
Filmmaker
- BA, New York University
- MA, DePaul University
- Certificate in Television, Film & New Media, UCLA

 

 


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