Stephen J. Wright
American academic administrator
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| Born | Stephen Junius Wright Jr. September 8, 1910[1] Dillon, South Carolina |
| Died | April 16, 1996(1996-04-16) (aged 85) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hampton University Howard University New York University |
| Occupation | University administrator |
| Known for | President of Fisk University (1957–1966) |
| Spouse | Rosalind Wright |
Stephen Junius Wright Jr. (September 8, 1910 – April 16, 1996)[2] was an American academic administrator. He served as the seventh president of Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1957 to 1966.[3][4] He was also the president of the United Negro College Fund.[5] In 1960, Wright served on a committee chaired by Madison Sarratt to put an end to the Nashville sit-ins.[6]
Wright served on the National Commission for Libraries appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. [7]
References
- ^ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ^ "Stephen J. Wright Presidential Papers 1957–1966" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Stephen Wright, 85; Led in Education for Blacks". The New York Times. April 19, 1996. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Stephen J. Wright Jr. Dies". The Washington Post. April 20, 1996. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Benavides, Lisa (April 20, 1996). "Stephen Wright dies; a former Fisk president". The Tennessean. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Houston, Benjamin (2012). The Nashville Way: Racial Etiquette and the Struggle for Social Justice in a Southern City. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9780820343266. OCLC 940632744.
- ^ Knight, Douglas N. and Nourse, E. Shepley; Libraries At Large: Tradition, Innovation, and the National Interest, New York, R. R. Bowker, 1969.
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Presidents of Fisk University
- Erastus Milo Cravath (1875–1900)
- James Griswold Merrill (1901–1908)
- George Augustus Gates (1909–1912)
- Fayette Avery McKenzie (1915–1925)
- Thomas E. Jones (1926–1946)
- Charles S. Johnson (1947–1956)
- Stephen Junius Wright (1957–1966)
- James Raymond Lawson (1967–1975)
- Rutherford Hamlet Adkins # (1975–1976)
- George W. Gore # (1976–1977)
- Walter J. Leonard (1977–1984)
- Robert Lee Satcher # (1984)
- Henry Ponder (1984–1996)
- Rutherford Hamlet Adkins # (1996–1997)
- Rutherford Hamlet Adkins (1997–1998)
- Charles William Johnson # (1998–1999)
- John L. Smith (1999–2001)
- Carolyn Reid-Wallace (2001–2003)
- Hazel R. O'Leary (2004–2012)
- H. James Williams (2013–2015)
- Frank L. Sims # (2015–2017)
- Kevin D. Rome (2017– )
# denotes acting or interim president
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