Adams, Alma, 1946-

Alma Shealey Adams (born May 27, 1946) is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She belongs to the Democratic Party.

Adams was born on May 27, 1946, in High Point, North Carolina. She graduated from West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, in 1964. Adams received her B.S. degree in 1969 and her M.S. degree in 1972, both from North Carolina A&T University and both in Art Education. She continued her studies to receive her Ph.D. in Art Education/Multicultural Education from Ohio State University in 1981. She was employed as a professor of art at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, as well as the director of the Steel Hall Art Gallery. Adams was a member of the Greensboro City School Board from 1984 to 1986 and a Greensboro City Council member from 1987 until 1994.

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