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Title	Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents -- Cleveland Dennard
Subject	Dennard, Cleveland Washington Technical Institute Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents.
Description	Dr. Cleveland Leon Dennard (1929-1992) was the founding president of the Washington Technical institute, a predecessor to UDC. Dennard was appointed to the post by president Lyndon B. Johnson at a time when the city’s government functions were largely controlled by the White House and Congress , Dr, Dennard served at WTI from1968, through 1977, a time in which enrollment increased from 500 to nearly 5,000; in which he initiated programs in aerospace, business, engineering, environmental science, public administration, and health science, and in which he oversaw construction of the new Van Ness campus. Dr. Dennard was later President of Atlanta University, serving from 1977 through 1983. From 1984 through 1992, he was a management consultant and acting chief operating officer of the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. Dr. Dennard earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University, a master’s in industrial education at Colorado State university, and a doctorate in education administration at the University of Tennessee. Photograph of Cleveland Dennard, ca. 1968.
Author/Creator	Washington Technical Institute
Date.Original	1968-05-24
Holding Library	Washington, DC. University of the District of Columbia. Learning Resources Division. University Archives Collection, University of the District of Columbia.
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Identifier	wti.pho003.jpg
Rights	Copyright © is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws. The University Archives Collection of the University of the District of Columbia retains the original scanned files. For exact information on this image and others in the collection, please contact the University Archives Collection, Learning Resources Division at canglim@udc.edu [Please cite object file name of collection, i.e., wti.pho003.jpg.]

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