Will W. Alexander
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Will Winton Alexander (1884–1956) was chief executive officer of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC) as well as the first president of Dillard University.
Early life and education
[edit]Alexander was born in Marrisville, Missouri in 1884. He attended Vanderbilt University.[1]
Career
[edit]He served as Executive Secretary Army Y.M.C.A. Southeastern Military Department from 1917 to 1919.[1]
He served as the Executive Director of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation from 1919 to 1930.[1]
Alexander originally had no desire to become a college president; he was deeply committed to the CIC. However, he was persuaded to become acting president "during the preliminary stages of its development", and served in 1935–36.[2] In 1926 he was the first ever winner of the prestigious Gold medal for distinguished achievements in race relations of the Harmon Foundation awards.[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Dykeman, Wilma (1976). Seeds Of Southern Change: The Life Of Will Alexander. W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. ISBN 0-393-00813-4 ISBN 978-0393008135
- Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. ISBN 0837932017.