Michael Sorrell

Michael J. Sorrell
Born (1966-11-11)November 11, 1966
Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater Oberlin College
Duke University
University of Pennsylvania
Occupation College administrator
Spouse(s) Natalie Jenkins Sorrell

Michael Sorrell is the president of Paul Quinn College, serving since 2007.

Personal life and education

Sorrell grew up in Chicago, the son of a social worker and the owner of a South Side barbecue restaurant. Sorrell attended St. Ignatius College Prep.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College, and a master's degree and law degree from Duke University.[2] While in law school, Sorrell was one of the founding members of the Journal of Gender Law & Policy and served as the Vice President of the Duke Bar Association. He was a recipient of the Sloan Foundation Graduate Fellowship, which funded his studies at both Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (as a graduate fellow) and Duke University. On May 18, 2015 Sorrell received his Ed.D from the University of Pennsylvania (where his dissertation defense was awarded “with Distinction”). Sorrell is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Dr. Sorrell is married to the former Natalie Jenkins. Natalie is an alumna of Spelman College and received her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. They have two children, Michael Augustus and Sage Louise-Sinclair.

Career

Sorrell and the Initiative staff in June 1998

Sorrell worked for numerous Dallas law firms after earning his law degree.[3] Sorrell also worked as a special assistant in the executive office of the president during the Clinton administration, and has also worked as a public affairs consultant. After the president of Paul Quinn College left the college in 2001, Sorrell sought the position, but instead earned a spot on the college's board. Sorrell became the president of Paul Quinn College in 2007.[2] Under Sorrell, Paul Quinn College founded the We Over Me Farm on the college's former football field.[4] The farm is part of Sorrell's larger goal of creating a "new urban college model" and addressing what Sorrell sees as a food desert in the region around Paul Quinn College.[5]

Sorrell was also part of a potential ownership group that put in a bid for the Memphis Grizzlies.[3] Sorrell was also involved with the sale of the Dallas Mavericks to Mark Cuban.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (16 February 2011). "Michael J. Sorrell - Minority Business Leader Awards (Video)". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Hamilton, Reeve (20 November 2011). "Changing a College With Prose and Patience". New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 Howard, Greg (16 February 2012). "Michael Sorrell Revived Paul Quinn College (and Almost Died Doing It)". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Adelson, Eric (31 October 2013). "Saying no to football paid off for one small Texas college thanks in part to the Cowboys". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Bernstein, Hayden (15 October 2013). "TEDxSMU speaker Michael Sorrell takes urban college from campus to community". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Sheridan, Chris (8 December 2006). "Memphis blues: Where do Grizz go from here?". ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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