Clinton Bristow Jr.

Clinton Bristow Jr. (1949 – August 19, 2006) was an American lawyer, academic official, and who served as the president of the Chicago Board of Education and as the sixteenth president of Alcorn State University.

Clinton Bristow Jr.
16th President of Alcorn State University
In office
August 24, 1995–August 19, 2006
Preceded byRudolph E. Waters Sr. (interim)
Succeeded byMalvin A. Williams Sr. (interim)
President of the Chicago Board of Education
In office
1990–1992
Preceded byJames Compton (interim)
Succeeded byFlorence Cox
Personal details
DiedAugust 19, 2006
Alma materNorthwestern University (B.A., J.D., Ph.D)
Governors State University (MBA)
OccupationLawyer, academic official

Early life and education

Bristow was born in 1949 in Montgomery, Alabama[1]

Bristow graduated from East Tech high school in 1967 as class valedictorian.[1] At East Tech he had served as class president, and been a letterman in football.[1]

Bristow graduated from Northwestern University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts.[1] In 1974, he received his juris doctor from Northwestern, and in 1977 he received a Ph.D. in education administration and public administration from Northwestern.[1] In 1984, he received his MBA from Governors State University.[1]

Career

In October 1990, the Chicago Board of Education elected Bristow as its president.[2] He served until 1992.[3]

A native of Alabama, Bristow was installed as Alcorn's president on August 24, 1995. Under his leadership, the number of students in Alcorn's graduate and professional programs grew by a large percentage. An increase in the number of international students attending Alcorn during Bristow's administration gained national attention. Bristow also served as president of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Bristow died of heart failure on August 19, 2006, just two days before the start of Alcorn's fall 2006 semester. He was known to be an avid runner, and was found dead on the campus track. He was 57.

References
  1. "Meet Clinton Bristow Jr.: East Tech Grad, College Now Alum, Former President of the Chicago Board of Education". College Now Greater Cleveland. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. "School reform: All in place at last". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 30 Oct 1990. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. "Daley education appointee ousted". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 28 May 1992. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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