Carlton E. Brown

Carlton E. Brown
President of
Clark Atlanta University
In office
August 10, 2008 (2008-08-10) – July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)
Preceded by Dr. Walter D. Broadnax
Succeeded by Dr. Ronald A. Johnson
President of
Savannah State College
In office
1997–2006
Preceded by John T. Wolfe Jr.
Succeeded by Earl G. Yarbrough
Personal details
Born Macon, Georgia
Spouse(s) T. LaVerne Ricks-Brown[1]
Alma mater University of Massachusetts[1]
Profession educator

Carlton E. Brown is retired former president of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, a position he assumed on August 1, 2008. He served as president of Savannah State University from July 1, 1997 until December 31, 2006.[2]

Personal life

Early life

Brown was born in Macon, Georgia.

Education

Brown studied English (with an emphasis in American Studies) at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts graduating in 1971.[1] He then returned to the University of Massachusetts for doctoral study. He completed his doctoral studies in 1979, earning the Ed.D. in Multicultural Education (emphases in educational change and organizational development).[1]

Brown is married to T. LaVerne Ricks-Brown, a former teacher and a 1972 graduate of Hampton University. They have two children.[1]

According to a DNA analysis, his ancestry comes from the Yoruba people and Fulani people of Nigeria.[3]

Career

Early career

After completing his undergraduate education, Brown worked as a high school teacher and counselor for three years.[1] While pursuing his doctoral degree, he served as a Program Planning Specialist and as a Program Development Specialist for the National Alternative Schools Program.[1]

From 1979 until 1987 Brown served on the faculty of the School of Education of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] In 1987, Dr. Brown was hired by Hampton University as the Dean of the School of Education. He engineered the creation of the School of Liberal Arts and Education at Hampton in 1990.[1] In 1996, Brown was promoted to Vice President for Planning and Dean of the Graduate College at Hampton.[1]

President, Savannah State University

Brown became SSU’s eleventh president on July 1, 1997, replacing John T. Wolfe Jr.[2] His term as president of the university ended on December 31, 2006.

President, Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University confirmed on February 15, 2008 that Walter Doyce Broadnax would officially retire on July 31, 2008 and that Brown, the university's executive vice president, would assume the duties as the interim president on August 1, 2008.[4] On May 16, 2008, the Clark Atlanta Board of Trustees at its regular meeting, appointed Brown as the university's third president, effective August 1, 2008, and he served as president until 2015.[5]

AGB

Brown is currently working with AGB Institutional Strategies, a higher-education consulting firm.[6]

Suggested reading

  • Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Illinois: Versa Press.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "A Brief History". Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  2. 1 2 "SSU - Where Savannah Meets the Sea..." Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  3. ↑ "AfricanAncestry.com Unlocks Ancestral Roots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Marcus Garvey Using DNA and Their Living Descendents". Businesswire. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Michelle D. (2008-02-22). "What made Clark Atlanta University President retire?". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  5. ↑ Caslin, Yvette (1 May 2014). "Clark Atlanta University President Carlton Brown announces retirement". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. ↑ AGB Institutional Strategies http://www.agbis.org/about/leadership/carlton-brown. Retrieved 17 July 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Academic offices
Preceded by
John T. Wolfe Jr.		 President of
Savannah State College
1997 — 2006		 Succeeded by
Earl G. Yarbrough
Preceded by
Dr. Walter D. Broadnax		 President of
Clark Atlanta University
2008 — 2015		 Succeeded by
Dr. Ronald A. Johnson
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