In 1937 was a big year for Austin. The year opens being named an assistant attorney general for Ohio under Herbert S. Duffy which made news in a number of venues, still living at the address of her family. In March Austin received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from HBCU Wilberforce University because of her appointment. She continued her work in a variety of settings - YMCA in public society, joined a regional committee overseeing the Baháʼí Faith in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky, and presented at a symposium in Cleveland. Austin was soon also on a Baháʼí committee overseeing radio use by the religion, and by May was secretary of the Cincinnati branch of the NAACP and chair of legal committee of Colored Women Federated Clubs. She continued to be noted at speaking engagements and banquets while also named as a member of the state patrol board. The year closed with Austin elected secretary of Wilberforce University Board, elected to Board of the NAACP branch, and finally giving a talk for the NAACP in December.