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Clyda Stokes Rent

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Clyda S. Rent
President of
Mississippi University for Women
In office
1989–2001
Preceded byDelene W. Lee
Succeeded byLenore Prather
Personal details
SpouseGeorge S. Rent
Alma materFlorida State University

Clyda Stokes Rent is an American academic, and the former President of Mississippi University for Women. Rent graduated with her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate from Florida State University. While in graduate school at FSU she was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship, and formally studied sociology.

In 1989, Rent became the first female President of Mississippi University for Women.[1] Prior to this appointment she spent 17 years at Queens University of Charlotte. While there she rose to vice president, and she also created the Masters of Business Administration Program.[2]

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  1. ^ Mississippi University for Women – About the University Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Queens University of Charlotte - Papers of Dr. Clyda S. Rent Archived 2007-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Seminole Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Archived 2004-07-11 at archive.today
  4. ^ Willis, Clint (December 1993), "The 10 most admired women managers in America", Working Woman, p. 44