The following is a list of presidents of Clark Atlanta University, and a list of the presidents of the precursor schools of Atlanta University and Clark College which merged in 1989.
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Atlanta University
- Edmund Asa Ware, 1869 to 1885
- Thomas S. Chase, 1885 to 1886 (acting)
- Horace Bumstead, 1886 to 1887 (acting)
- Cyrus W. Vance, 1887 to 1888 (acting)
- Horace Bumstead, 1888 to 1907
- Edward Twichell Ware, 1907 to 1922
- Myron Winslow Adams, 1922 to 1923 (acting)
- Myron Winslow Adams, 1923 to 1929
- John Hope, 1929 to 1936
- Florence M. Read, 1936 to 1937
- Rufus Early Clement, 1937 to 1967
- Thomas D. Jarrett, 1968 to 1969 (acting)
- Thomas D. Jarrett, 1969 to 1977
- Cleveland L. Dennard, 1977 to 1983
- Kofi B. Bota, 1983 to 1984 (acting)
- Luther S. Williams, 1984 to 1987
- Dorcas D. Bowles, 1987 to 1988 (acting)
- Thomas W. Cole, Jr., 1988 to 1989
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- D.W. Hammond, 1869 to 1870
- Uriah Cleary, 1870 to 1871
- I. Marcy, 1871 to 1872
- J.B. Martin, 1876 to 1877
- R.E. Bisbee, 1877 to 1881
- E.D. Thayer, 1881 to 1890
- William H. Hickman, 1890 to 1893
- David C. John, 1893 to 1896
- Wilbur P. Thirkield, 1896 to 1897 (acting)
- Charles M. Melden, 1897 to 1903
- William H. Crogman, 1903 to 1910
- G.E. Idleman, 1910 to 1912
- William W. Foster, 1912 to 1915
- Harry A. King, 1915 to 1923
- John W. Simmons, 1923 to 1924
- Matthew Simpson Davage, 1924 to 1940
- James P. Brawley, 1940 to 1941 (acting)
- James P. Brawley, 1941 to 1965
- Vivian H. Henderson, 1965 to 1976
- Charles Knight, 1976 to 1977 (acting)
- Elias Blake, Jr., 1977 to 1987
- Winifred Harris, 1987 to 1988 (acting)
- Thomas W. Cole, Jr., 1988 to 1989
Clark Atlanta University
- Thomas W. Cole, Jr., 1988 to 2002
- Walter D. Broadnax, 2002 to 2008
- Carlton E. Brown, 2008 to 2015
- Ronald A. Johnson, 2015 to 2018
- Lucille H. Maugé, 2018 to 2019 (acting)
- George T. French Jr., 2019 to present
References
- ^ Carten, Alma J. (October 2020). Find a Way Or Make One: A Documentary History of Clark Atlanta University Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work (1920-2020). Oxford University Press. pp. 409–410. ISBN 978-0-19-751846-5.
- Kruse, Kevin M. (2005). White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 30.
- ^ Brawley, James P. (1977). The Clark College Legacy: An Interpretive History of Relevant Education, 1869-1975. Clark College. p. 293.
- ^ Martin, Thomas H. (1902). Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Century Memorial Publishing Company. p. 304.
- ^ "UNCF Mourns Passing of Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Clark Atlanta University's First President". UNCF. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "In Memoriam: Life Trustee Walter Broadnax G'75". Syracuse University News. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Stirgus, Eric. "Former Clark Atlanta president departs for next challenge". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Suggs, Ernie. "Clark Atlanta University names Lucille H. Maugé acting president". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Clark Atlanta University Welcomes Its New Leader". Clark Atlanta University (Press release). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.