Will W. Alexander
Will Winton Alexander (1884โ1956) was chief executive officer of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC) as well as the first president of Dillard University.
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Early life and education
Alexander was born in Marrisville, Missouri in 1884. He attended Vanderbilt University.[1]
Career
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 1935โ36.[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
- Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 6. ISBN 0837932017.
- Dykeman, p. 173.
- Dykeman, pp. 162โ3.