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PRESIDENTIAL MASTER CLASS DR. GLENDA GLOVER BY ZERLINE HUGHES SPRUILL D r. Glenda Baskin Glover remembers her first day as a freshman at Tennessee State University in 1974 stepping on the courtyard, and making goals for herself: join a sorority, strive for a 4.0 grade point average, and become
growth, the new buildings, and recalled the folks who were gone–my mentors and influencers,” said Dr. Glover. “But of course, I was excited because it was an awesome responsibility to come back to the place that gave me my start.’” Dr. Glover's name is blanketed with letters and titles, having served in various roles in the corporate sector and academia. She is one of only two African American women in the country to hold the Ph.D-CPA-JD combination.
like it was yesterday. Her father, Henry Baskin, dropped her off, but not before meeting the dean of the mathematics department and getting an eyeful of the picturesque campus. He offered words of wisdom on staying the course at TSU, and then he left for Memphis, leaving her in her dormitory room. She remembers looking out her window, catching a glimpse of the Ques
president of the mathematics club. Not only did Glover become president of the mathematics club, but 39 years later, she was named president of TSU. She said her first day as president 11 years ago was very similar to that of her freshman year.
“I remember the campus had changed so much. I remember noticing the
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