Barbara R. Hatton

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Barbara R. Hatton
President of Knoxville College
In office
1997–2005
Succeeded byRobert H. Harvey (acting)
7th President of South Carolina State University
In office
January 1, 1993 – June 1995
Preceded byCarl Carpenter (interim)
Personal details
Education
Atlanta University
Stanford University

Barbara Rose Hatton is an American academic administrator who served as the president of South Carolina State University from 1993 to 1995 and of Knoxville College from 1997 to 2005.

Life

Hatton was raised in

Stanford University School of Education.[2][3] Her 1976 dissertation was titled, Schools and Black Communities: A Problem Formulation.[4]

Hatton joined Stanford University as an as an assistant professor of education administration and policy studies.[1] She also served as an instructor and the associate director of its urban and rural school development institute.[1] She worked at Tuskegee University as the first female dean.[2] She was a program officer and the deputy director of the Ford Foundation's education and culture program in New York City.[2][3] She left the Ford Foundation in September 1992.[1] On January 1, 1993, she became the seventh president and the first female president of South Carolina State University.[1][3] She succeeded interim president Carl Carpenter.[3] She was terminated in June 1995.[2] In 1997, she was recruited as the president of Knoxville College.[2] She served in the role until August 8, 2005.[2] Hatton was fired by trustee action and succeeded by acting president Robert H. Harvey.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Reid, Richard (2010-09-12). "Dr. Barbara R. Hatton: First female president". The Times and Democrat. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-11-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^
    JSTOR 40034579
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  3. ^ a b c d "The university and its presidents". The Times and Democrat. 1993-11-11. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-11-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. OCLC 10737105
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  5. ^ "Knoxville College president fired in trustee action August 8". The Presbyterian Outlook. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

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