JoAnn Haysbert

JoAnn Haysbert (née Wright) is an American educator and academic administrator currently serving as Chancellor, Executive Vice-President and Provost[1] of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.[2] Previously, she served as Langston University's fifteenth and first female president,[3] from 2005 to 2011,[4] making her the first African-American female president[5] of any institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma.[6]

JoAnn W. Haysbert
First Chancellor, Executive Vice-President, and Provost of Hampton University
Assumed office
Spring 2012
Fifteenth President of Langston University
In office
August 2005 – December 2011
Preceded byErnest Holloway
Succeeded byKent Smith
First Acting President of Hampton University
In office
Fall 2003 – Spring 2004
Provost of Hampton University
In office
Fall 1996 – Spring 2003
Preceded byDr. Elnora Daniel
Succeeded byDr. Calvin D. Jamison, Sr
Personal details
Born
JoAnn Wright

(1948-09-22) September 22, 1948
Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseStanley Haysbert
ChildrenAndre Wright, Ninevah Haysbert, Nazareth Haysbert, Jordan Haysbert, Samaria Haysbert
Residence(s)Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materJohnson C. Smith University
Auburn University
Harvard University

Career

After receiving her Ed.D. from Auburn University, Haysbert held academic positions at the school, and also Virginia State University and Alexander City State Junior College, before her tenure at Hampton. At the historic, private "Black Ivy", she served in a variety of positions including its first acting president, provost, assistant provost, professor, coordinator of graduate programs, dean of freshman studies, assistant vice president for academic affairs, director of summer sessions, and director of the assessment and learning support center.

In 2005, after a 25-year career at Hampton, she succeeded Earnest Holloway to become Langston University's 15th president, serving through the end of 2011, when Kent Smith succeeded the post.

In 2012, she returned to Hampton to become its first Chancellor and Executive Vice-President, while also resuming her post as Provost.[7][8]

Biography

Born in Kingstree, South Carolina,[9] in 1948, Haysbert is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (where she pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first black college sorority in the U.S.), Auburn University,[10] and the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Institute for Educational Management.

She married Stanley Haysbert, a real estate developer (brother of actor Dennis Haysbert and nephew of businessman Raymond V. Haysbert), in 1980, and has five children.[11]

References
  1. "Former provost JoAnn Haysbert returning to Hampton University". tribunedigital-dailypress. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  2. cmaadmin (2015-12-20). "U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba". Diverse. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  3. "Kingstree honors Haysbert for historic academic career". SCNow. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  4. KOCO 5 News (2011-08-22), Outgoing Langston President Talks About University's Future, retrieved 2018-07-16
  5. "President named at Langston
    JoAnn Haysbert, the first woman to head the school, succeeds Ernest Holloway"    . NewsOK.com. 2005-05-21. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. "Langston University president announces resignation". NewsOK.com. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  7. "Uncrowned Community Builders". Uncrowned Community Builders. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  8. "50 Making a Difference Profile: JoAnn W. Haysbert, Ed.D., Langston University, President". Journal Record. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018.
  9. Hawkins, Carol Hooks (2008-12-19). American Women Leaders: 1,560 Current Biographies. McFarland. ISBN 9780786438471.
  10. "Hampton's JoAnn Haysbert Named to Head Langston". hbcuconnect.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  11. http://provost.hamptonu.edu/
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