Past Leadership

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Founder

Ms. Evelyn Elizabeth Wright
1897 - 1906

Past Principals                                                 

Acting or Interim President

Mr. Gabriel P. Miller, 1907 - 1911

Mr. Cyrus Campfield, 1911-1912

Mr. Martin A. Menafee, 1911 - 1916 (Treasurer & Acting Principal)

Mr. Jesse O. Thomas, 1916 - 1918

Rev. E. R. Roberts, 1918 - 1922

Mr. T. H. Moore, Acting, 1953 - 1954

Dr. Lester B. Brown, Acting, 1977 - 1978

Dr. John F. Potts, Acting, 1983 - 1985

Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, Interim, Summer 2001

Dr. Valdrie N. Walker, Acting, 2007 - 2008

Dr. Ronnie Hopkins, Interim, 2021

Past Presidents

Mr. Joshua E. Blanton
1922 - 1947

1st President
Dr. Earl H. McClenny
1947-1950

2nd President
Mr. Cecil D. Haliburton
1950-1953

3rd President
Dr. John F. Potts
1954-1970 

4th President
Dr. Harry P. Graham
1970-1977

5th President
Dr. George B. Thomas
1978-1983

6th President
Dr. Leonard E. Dawson
1985-2001

7th President
Dr. Lee. E. Monroe
2001-2007

8th President
Dr. Cleveland Sellers, Jr
2008-2016

9th President
Dr. W. Franklin Evans
2016-2021