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==Service and philanthropy==
 
==Service and philanthropy==
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Shehee served on the Louisiana Committee of 100 (for economic development), Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal, and the Louisiana Board of Regents Foundation. She first attended Stephens College, an all-female institute in Columbia, [[Missouri]], where one of her classmates was the later socialite [[Susybelle Lyons]], also a Byrd alumnae, and later the daughter-in-law of GOP pioneer [[Charlton Lyons]]. Shehee's father begged her to return to Shreveport, [11] where she finished her bachelor's degree at the [[United Methodist]] Centenary College of Louisiana, of which she years later served as a trustee. Many of her family members graduated from Centenary as well. [15] She subsequently studied for the Master of Social Work at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park, near [[Dallas]], Texas. She is a former chairman of the orchestra board of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and worked with other community figures, such as journalist Jim Montgomery of ''The Shreveport Times''' [11] to restore the historic Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport. She was active in other downtown renewal projects as well. [15] Shehee was a member of Beta Iota Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha soroity and supported the collegiate chapter, as well as the national organization. She was a loyal and active Centenary alumnae. She was also a member of the [[Louisiana State University]]Board of Supervisors and a booster of LSU sports. [11]  
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Shehee served on the Louisiana Committee of 100 (for economic development), Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal, and the Louisiana Board of Regents Foundation. She first attended Stephens College, an all-female institute in Columbia, [[Missouri]], where one of her classmates was the later socialite [[Susybelle Lyons]], also a Byrd alumnae, and later the daughter-in-law of GOP pioneer [[Charlton Lyons]]. Shehee's father begged her to return to Shreveport, [11] where she finished her bachelor's degree at the [[United Methodist]] Centenary College of Louisiana, of which she years later served as a trustee. Many of her family members graduated from Centenary as well.[15]  
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Shehee subsequently studied for the Master of Social Work at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park, near [[Dallas]], Texas. She is a former chairman of the orchestra board of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and worked with other community figures, such as journalist Jim Montgomery of ''The Shreveport Times''' [11] to restore the historic Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport. She was active in other downtown renewal projects as well. [15] Shehee was a member of Beta Iota Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha soroity and supported the collegiate chapter, as well as the national organization. She was a loyal and active Centenary alumnae. She was also a member of the [[Louisiana State University]] Board of Supervisors and a booster of LSU sports.[11]  
    
Her multiple honors include:<br>
 
Her multiple honors include:<br>
    
1989: "Benemerenti Medal" for outstanding community service [15]<br>  
 
1989: "Benemerenti Medal" for outstanding community service [15]<br>  
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Humanitarian Award from the Arthritis Foundation<br>
 
Humanitarian Award from the Arthritis Foundation<br>
  
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