Occupation-University President
Dr. Percy A. Pierre
Dr. Percy Anthony Pierre is an accomplished pioneer in electrical engineering and trailblazer known for his academic and professional accomplishments...
Artemisia Bowden (1879-1969)
Artemisia Bowden, an educator and civic leader, one of few black women college presidents during the first half of the 20th century, was born on...
Mary Elizabeth Branch (1881-1944)
Mary Elizabeth Branch, one of the most prominent black women educators of the first half of the twentieth century, was born on...
Isiaah Crawford (1960- )
Dr. Isiaah Crawford is the 14th, and current, president of University of Puget Sound, a prestigious liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington. He...
Ronald Andrew Crutcher (1947– )
Dr. Ronald Andrew Crutcher is a distinguished classical musician and a national leader in higher education. He served as the...
John Sentamu (1949- )
In 2005, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu was installed as the Anglican Church’s Archbishop of York. Sentamu was born on June...
Gloria Dean Randle Scott (1938- )
Civic and educational leader Gloria Dean Randle Scott, the first African-American president of the Girl Scouts of America and the...
Richard R. Wright, Sr. (1855-1947)
Richard Robert Wright Sr., college founder and banker, was born into slavery on May 16, 1855, near Dalton, Georgia. After...
Ruth Simmons (1945- )
Ruth Simmons is the first African American to be named President of an Ivy League university. She is also the...
