Charlotte P. Morris

Charlotte P. Morris is an American academic administrator. She served as the interim president of Tuskegee University, a private, historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Charlotte P. Morris
Interim president of
Tuskegee University
In office
July 1, 2017 – July 2018
Succeeded byLily McNair
Personal details
BornKosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
ResidenceMontgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Alma materJackson State University
Delta State University
Kansas State University

Early life

Morris was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi[1] and is African-American. She graduated from Jackson State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in business education.[2] She subsequently earned a master's degree from Delta State University, followed by a PhD in education and business management from Kansas State University.[2]

Career

Morris taught at Kansas State University and Trenholm State Community College. She was an administrator at Mississippi Valley State University.[1]

Morris joined the Tuskegee Institute in 1984. Morris served as the interim president between Benjamin F. Payton and Gilbert L. Rochon in 2010.[2][3] She was interim dean of the Andrew W. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science until 2017, when she began her second term as interim president.[2][3] She was succeeded as president by Lily McNair in 2018.[4]

Personal life

Morris is the widow of late Dr. William R. Morris. She has a son, and she lives in Montgomery, Alabama.[1]

References
  1. "Charlotte P. Morris, Ph.D." Tuskegee University. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. "Leadership Change at Tuskegee University". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. Levitan, Monica (June 1, 2017). "Tuskegee Turns Again to Morris as Interim President". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. Whittaker, Celeste (May 22, 2018). "Pemberton grad is first female president at Tuskegee". Courier Post. Retrieved June 20, 2018.


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