African American Land-Grant College Presidents; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
1926 Conference of African American Land-Grant College Presidents. The first man on the first row, reading left to right is John M. Gandy, President of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute.
Conference of Presidents - Negro Land-Grant Colleges. Photographer worked for the Chicago Defender. Dr. Josehp S. Clark, president of Southern University seated fifth from left first row.
Ninth Annual Convention of the Presidents of Land Grant Colleges held at the Y.M.C.A., Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark, president of Southern University and A&M College [front row seated left].
Founders' Day commemorations; College administrators; College presidents; Universities & colleges;
Dr. Edward H. Hale, Son of the University's First President, the Late William J. Hale Presents a $1,000 Check to University President, Dr. A. P. Torrence and Vice President for Development Director, Dr. Calvin O. Atchison a Joint Gift to the TSU...
College presidents; Judges; Students; Universities & colleges;
Among the 500 Students Receiving Awards at the 1971 Commencement were "Students of the Year Jean L. Flagg of Henning, TN and Janet Watson of Nashville. Shown With Them are President A.P. Torrence and Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr of...
Cooke, Paul P.;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
Commencements – District of Columbia – District of Columbia Teachers College;
District of Columbia Teachers College;
District of Columbia...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
Cooke, Paul P.;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents
Upon the merging of DCTC, FCC, and WTI, to form the University of the District of Columbia, Dr. Cooke retired as President of DCTC. He remained active with the University of the District of Columbia, and chaired its History Committee. In 1986, UDC...
Carr, Paul O.;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Faculty;
District Of Columbia Teachers College -- Presidents
President Paul O. Carr, formerly the registrar at Wilson Teachers College, was the second president of DCTC. He served as president from 1958 through 1966. From 1955 through 1958, Dr. Carr was Dean of Instruction at DCTC. In 1961, DCTC became fully...
Cooke, Paul;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents
Dr. Paul P. Cooke, was the third president of DCTC and served from 1966 through 1974.
Dr. Cooke has lived in the District of Columbia since 1921, when his family moved from Harlem, New York. He graduated from Dunbar High School. He earned a BA...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Federal
City College;
Dickson, David;
Farner, Frank;
Federal City College
FCC President Frank Farner and FCC Vice president of Academic Affairs, David Dickson, at a construction site for one of the sites for FCC planned to use for instruction.
Elgy Johnson served as acting president of Federal City College, He served from 1972 through 1974. Upon the appointment of Dr. Russell as President, Dr. Johnson resumed his position as Chairman of the Mathematics Department. He received his BS from...
The DC Board of Higher Education appointed Dr. Frank Farner as the first President of Federal City College. Dr. Farner had been recruited by Sen. Morse. Dr. Farner served from September 1968 through 1969. After leaving FCC, he went on to become...
Harland Randolph (1929-2007) was the second president of Federal City College, He served from 1969 through 1972. He received his BA from Ohio State University in 1955 and his Ph.D from Ohio State University in Research Conditions and Social...
Federal City College -- Presidents;
Russell, Wendell R.
Wendell R. Russell (1926- ) was the fourth president of Federal City College. He served from 1974 through 1977, when Federal City College merged with DCTC and WTI to form the University of the District of Columbia. From 1970 through 1974, Dr....
