Faye-McNair Knox honored before state Assembly

Alum Faye-McNair Knox, director of One East Palo Alto, was named “Woman of the Year” by state Assemblyman Ira Ruskin. McNair-Knox earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford in 1972, master’s degrees in education in ’73 and linguistics in ’75, and a doctorate in education in ’85. She was honored March 8 at a ceremony sponsored by the California Legislative Women’s Caucus. According to an article in the Palo Alto Weekly, Ruskin cited McNair-Knox’s “long history of making a difference in East Palo Alto and this state.”