Walter M. Kimbrough

Walter M. Kimbrough is a noted author and President of Dillard University.[1] He is considered to be an expert on the Black Greeks organizations and by 2006 had given over 350 lectures on the subject.[2]

Early life

Kimbrough attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School. He earned a BA degree from the University of Georgia.[3] He earned a Masters Degree from Miami University (Ohio).[3] He earned a Doctorate degree from Georgia State University.[4] At the University of Gerogia he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.[4] He became the Vice President of Albany State University.[5] From here he would take on the position as President of Philander Smith College in Arkansas.[6] He would be the 12th President of Philander Smith College.[7]

Professional Life

Kimbrough is a noted author on the National Pan Hellenic Council.[5] He is particullary noted on his writings on this issues of Hazing.[5] He is also the autor of "The Membership Intake Movement of Historically Black-Greek Letter Organizations" in the NAspa Journal in Spring 1997.[8] Kimbrough is the author of the book, Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities (2003).[9] He contributed to the writing concerning Historically Black Fraternal Organizations in "The Administration of Fraternal Organizations on North American Campuses:A Pattern for the New Millennium" (2003).[8] In 2004, Kimbrough became the President of Philander Smith College.[3] This book details Black Greek organizations including the issues of hazing. He is a contributing writer for the book, "The Hazing Reader" where he wrote about "Pledging and Hazing in African-American Fraternities and Sororities" (2004).[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Janitor’s Sons: A True Story of Hope, Shattered Dreams, and Winning ...".
  2. ↑ "Ebony".
  3. 1 2 3 "Jet".
  4. 1 2 Academic Affairs Administrator. "President Walter M. Kimbrough".
  5. 1 2 3 "Encyclopedia of African American Education".
  6. ↑ "Ebony".
  7. ↑ "African American Men in College".
  8. 1 2 "Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century".
  9. ↑ "Black Greek 101".
  10. ↑ "The Hazing Reader".
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