Glenda Glover
Glenda Glover | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of Tennessee State University | |
| In office January 2, 2013 – June 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Portia Holmes Shields (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Dwayne Tucker (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Glenda Baskin Glover Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Tennessee State University (BS) Clark Atlanta University (MBA) George Washington University (PhD) Georgetown University (JD) |
Glenda Baskin Glover is an American educator who was the president of Tennessee State University.[1] She is a certified public accountant and an attorney, and is one of two African American women in the nation to hold the Ph.D-CPA-JD combination.[2][3]
Early life
Glover was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Her parents were civil rights activists.[4]
She attended Tennessee State University, graduating with a B.S. in mathematics.[2][5] While there, she was president of the Alpha Psi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, having joined the sorority in 1971.[4][6]
She then attended Clark Atlanta University, receiving a Master of Business Administration in accounting in 1976.[2] She completed a doctorate in business from George Washington University in 1990, and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1994.[2]
Career
Glover worked as an accountant with Arthur Andersen and was the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Metter Industries.[2] She also worked for a manager with Potomac Electric Power Co.[2]
From 1990 to 1994, she was the chair of the Department of Accounting at Howard University.[4] She then became the dean of the College of Business at Jackson State University.[5] In this capacity, she helped establish the first business Ph.D. program at a historically black college or university in the United States.[2]
On January 2, 2013, Glover became the president of Tennessee State University.[5] She was the first female president of the university.[7] Glover was asked to retire early in 2022 due to the university's high levels of debt.[8] She retired after eleven years, on June 30, 2024, after receiving a $1.7 million contract buyout offer.[8][9]
In 2022, Glover was the vice chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.[10]
Awards and honors
In 2013, Glover was named to Diverse Issues in Higher Education's "Top 25 Women in Higher Education".[5]
Personal life
Glover is married to Charles Glover.[1][4] They have two adult children.[1][4]
Glover was the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha from 2018 to 2022.[7][4] Prior to that, she was the president of the Beta Delta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Glenda Glover Receives Unanimous Board of Regents Vote to Become TSU's Eighth President". TN State News Room. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "President's Biography: About Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover". Tennessee State University. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "AEHI Board Approves Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover as Director". Alternate Energy Holdings. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "President's Corner". Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ a b c d Rutledge, K. Dawn (July 6, 2015). "President Glenda Glover Nominated "Female President of the Year" as TSU receives four finalist nods for HBCU Digest Awards |". Tennessee State University Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover Installed as 30th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated". Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. July 12, 2018. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ a b "Rep. Sewell Honors the Retirement of Tennessee State University's First Woman President, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover". U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ a b "Former TSU President Glenda Glover was promised $1.7 million to step down". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ Stockard, Sam. "Glover to retire from TSU presidency, hints at national role". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "Glenda Glover Will Step Down as President of Tennessee State University in 2024". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2025-04-18.