April
26, 2002
Tatum
to Be Next Spelman President
The Board of Trustees of Spelman College has appointed Beverly
Daniel Tatum, acting president of MHC, as Spelman's ninth
president, the college announced April 19. She will assume her
duties in August. Speaking for Spelman's trustees, June Gary
Hopps, chairperson, stated, "The board and especially the
members of the search committee have worked diligently to find
the right woman to lead and inspire Spelman College. We have selected
the best and we are confident that Dr. Tatum will build on Spelman's
traditions and enhance Spelman's mission to develop the intellectual,
ethical, and leadership potential of its students." Said
Yvonne Jackson, Spelman's search committee chair, "In
the selection of Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College continues
to be blessed with women of genius. Dr. Tatum's capability
and work in building an entire College community will serve Spelman
well. Her impressive leadership talents and unique sense of academic
mission are extraordinary." Tatum will succeed retiring Spelman
president Audrey Forbes Manley.
"Spelman College holds a very special place in higher education,
and I am tremendously honored by my selection as the next president,"
said Tatum. "As the granddaughter of a Spelman woman, I have
been the beneficiary of its wonderful legacy of preparing black
women for leadership, and I look forward to working with the faculty,
staff, students, and alumnae to build on its long tradition of
academic excellence and mission of empowerment and service. I
hope to maintain ties with Mount Holyoke, and continue the historical
connection between Spelman and MHC."
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