1997

  • 21st Annual NBCSL Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Tennessee Speaker Pro Tempore Lois DeBerry elected to second full term as NBCSL President.
  • NBCSL Task Force on African American Males co-hosts the second national meeting of the African American Males National Council in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • NBCSL Corporate Round Table holds the first annual dinner gala and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.