JoAnn Haysbert
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 by | Ernest Holloway |
| Succeeded by | Kent Smith |
| First Acting President of Hampton University | |
| In office Fall 2003 – Spring 2004 | |
| Provost of Hampton University | |
| In office Fall 1996 – Spring 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Elnora Daniel |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Calvin D. Jamison, Sr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | JoAnn Wright September 22, 1948 Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | Stanley Haysbert |
| Children | Andre Wright, Ninevah Haysbert, Nazareth Haysbert, Jordan Haysbert, Samaria Haysbert |
| Residence(s) | Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Johnson C. Smith University Auburn University Harvard University |
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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Former provost JoAnn Haysbert returning to Hampton University". tribunedigital-dailypress. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba". Diverse. December 20, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Kingstree honors Haysbert for historic academic career". SCNow. July 31, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Outgoing Langston President Talks About University's Future, August 22, 2011, retrieved July 16, 2018
- ^ "President named at Langston
JoAnn Haysbert, the first woman to head the school, succeeds Ernest Holloway". NewsOK.com. May 21, 2005. Retrieved July 16, 2018. - ^ "Langston University president announces resignation". NewsOK.com. August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Uncrowned Community Builders". Uncrowned Community Builders. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hawkins, Carol Hooks (December 19, 2008). American Women Leaders: 1,560 Current Biographies. McFarland. ISBN 9780786438471.
- ^ "Hampton's JoAnn Haysbert Named to Head Langston". hbcuconnect.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to the Office of the Chancellor and Provost". Hampton University. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Hampton University faculty
- People from Kingstree, South Carolina
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- American academic administrators
- American women academics
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American academics
- 20th-century American academics
- 20th-century African-American women