Archive for 'HBCU Presidents'
HBCU President: Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays – Past President of Morehouse College
Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894 – 1984) “I’ve only just a minute, Only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, can’t refuse it, Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it, But it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer if I lose it, Give an account if I abuse it, Just a tiny little [...]
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Thelma B. Thompson: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Thelma B. Thompson, Ph.D., serves as the 13th president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Melvin N. Johnson: Tennessee State University
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Melvin N. Johnson was named the seventh president of Tennessee State University on March 10, 2005. He assumed leadership of TSU on June 1, 2005. He leads one of Tennessee’s most productive public research universities.
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[HBCU Presidents] John Brown Watson (1869–1942): University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
John Brown Watson was president of Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College (AM&N), now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), from 1928 until his death in 1942. Watson was a member of the first generation of black Americans born after the Civil War and representative of that demographic among his cohorts, identified as what Professor Willard B. Gatewood Jr. called “aristocrats of color.”
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Reginald S. Avery: Coppin State University’s 5th President
Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Reginald S. Avery officially assumed the presidency of 108-year-old Coppin State University, on January 14, 2008.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Walther M. Kimbrough: Philander Smith College
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough is the 12th president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. As the first college president from the hip-hop generation, he is one of the youngest college presidents in the nation.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. James Lowe, Jr. – Bishop State Community College
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. James Lowe, Jr., was appointed president of Bishop State Community College on May 22, 2008 by the Alabama State Board of Education. A native of Phenix City, Alabama, he has a wealth of professional experiences, including service as a teacher, head football coach, athletic director, principal, and assistant superintendent.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Mervyn Warren – Interim President, Oakwood University
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Mervyn A. Warren is the interim President at Oakwood University.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Ray L. Belton: Southern University at ShrevePort
Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Ray L. Belton is the current Chancellor of Southern University at ShrevePort. We couldn’t find much information about him, so if anyone has anything to add, please help us when can. Thanks. – BSI Staff
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Michelle Howard-Vital, Cheney University
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital is the Pesident of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the very first HBCU (Historically Black College/University).
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Julianna Malveau: Bennet College
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th President of Bennett College for Women. She is an economist, author and commentator, and the Founder & Thought Leader of Last Word Productions, Inc, a multimedia production company.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Helen T. McAlpine: J.F. Drake State Technical College
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
On October 26, 2000, the Alabama State Board of Education approved the recommendation for the appointment of Dr. Helen T. McAlpine as the third President of J.F. Drake State Technical College. She also made institutional history by becoming the first female President of the college.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Andrew Hugine: Alabama A&M University
Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., joined the Alabama A&M University family on Thursday, July 16, 2009, following an extensive career in higher education that highlighted both academia and administration.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan: Tougaloo College
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
In May 2002, the Tougaloo College Board of Trustees named Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, a former trustee and College administrator, the 13th President of the College.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Norris Edney (Interim President): Alcorn State University
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Norris Edney was appointed interim president of Alcorn State University on January 21, 2010, by the Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. Dr. Edney spent most of his career at Alcorn in various roles of teaching and administration. He is knowledgeable about the university and is well-respected among faculty and staff.
