List of presidents of Clark Atlanta University

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.

Atlanta University

Edmund Asa Ware, first president of Atlanta University

• Edmund Asa Ware, 1869 to 1885[1]
• Thomas S. Chase, 1885 to 1886 (acting)[1]
• Horace Bumstead, 1886 to 1887 (acting)[1]
• Cyrus W. Vance, 1887 to 1888 (acting)[1]
• Horace Bumstead, 1888 to 1907[1]
• Edward Twichell Ware, 1907 to 1922[1]
• Myron Winslow Adams, 1922 to 1923 (acting)[1]
• Myron Winslow Adams, 1923 to 1929[1]
• John Hope, 1929 to 1936[1][2]
• Florence M. Read, 1936 to 1937[1]
• Rufus Early Clement, 1937 to 1967[1]
• Thomas D. Jarrett, 1968 to 1969 (acting)[1]
• Thomas D. Jarrett, 1969 to 1977[1]
• Cleveland L. Dennard, 1977 to 1983[1]
• Kofi B. Bota, 1983 to 1984 (acting)[1]
• Luther S. Williams, 1984 to 1987[1]
• Dorcas D. Bowles, 1987 to 1988 (acting)[1]
• Thomas W. Cole, Jr., 1988 to 1989[1]

Clark College

William H. Crogman, eleventh president of Clark College in Atlanta

• D.W. Hammond, 1869 to 1870[1][3]
• Uriah Cleary, 1870 to 1871[4][3]
• I. Marcy, 1871 to 1872[4][3]
• J.B. Martin, 1876 to 1877[1][3]
• R.E. Bisbee, 1877 to 1881[1]
• E.D. Thayer, 1881 to 1890[1]
• William H. Hickman, 1890 to 1893[1]
• David C. John, 1893 to 1896[1]
• Wilbur P. Thirkield, 1896 to 1897 (acting)[1]
• Charles M. Melden, 1897 to 1903[1]
• William H. Crogman, 1903 to 1910[1]
• G.E. Idleman, 1910 to 1912[1]
• William W. Foster, 1912 to 1915[1]
• Harry A. King, 1915 to 1923[1]
• John W. Simmons, 1923 to 1924[1]
• Matthew Simpson Davage, 1924 to 1940[1]
• James P. Brawley, 1940 to 1941 (acting)[1]
• James P. Brawley, 1941 to 1965[1]
• Vivian H. Henderson, 1965 to 1976[1]
• Charles Knight, 1976 to 1977 (acting)[1]
• Elias Blake, Jr., 1977 to 1987[1]
• Winifred Harris, 1987 to 1988 (acting)[1]
• Thomas W. Cole, Jr., 1988 to 1989[5]

Clark Atlanta University

• Thomas W. Cole, Jr., 1988 to 2002[5]
• Walter D. Broadnax, 2002 to 2008[6]
• Carlton E. Brown, 2008 to 2015
• Ronald A. Johnson, 2015 to 2018[7]
• Lucille H. Maugé, 2018 to 2019 (acting)[8]
• George T. French Jr., 2019 to present[9]

References

1. 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.
2. Kruse, Kevin M. (2005). White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 30.
3. Brawley, James P. (1977). The Clark College Legacy: An Interpretive History of Relevant Education, 1869-1975. Clark College. p. 293.
4. Martin, Thomas H. (1902). Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Century Memorial Publishing Company. p. 304.
5. "UNCF Mourns Passing of Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Clark Atlanta University's First President". UNCF. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
6. "In Memoriam: Life Trustee Walter Broadnax G'75". Syracuse University News. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
7. Stirgus, Eric. "Former Clark Atlanta president departs for next challenge". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
8. Suggs, Ernie. "Clark Atlanta University names Lucille H. Maugé acting president". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
9. "Clark Atlanta University Welcomes Its New Leader". Clark Atlanta University (Press release). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.