Agenia Walker Clark
Agenia Walker Clark | |
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| 18th President of Fisk University | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Sims (acting) |
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| Education | University of Tennessee (BS, MBA) Vanderbilt University (EdD) |
Agenia Walker Clark is an American academic administrator serving as the president of Fisk University since 2023. She previously served as the chief executive officer for the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee for 19 years.
Life
[edit]Clark earned a B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee.[1] She completed an Ed.D. in leadership at Vanderbilt University.[1]
Clark was the vice president of human resources at the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation.[1] She served as a senior director of human resources at Vanderbilt University and was manager of government relations at Nortel Networks.[1] Clark served as the chief executive officer for the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee for 19 years.[1][2] In September 2023, she was named the incoming 18th president of Fisk University.[2][3] She is its third female president.[2] Clark succeeded interim president Frank Sims.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kyaw, Arrman (2023-09-14). "Dr. Agenia Walker Clark Appointed President of Fisk University". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ a b c d Grove, Rashad (September 13, 2023). "Fisk University Names Nashville Community Leader Agenia Walker Clark As New President". BET. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Wegner, Rachel (September 12, 2023). "Fisk University picks longtime Nashville leader as next president". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- Living people
- University of Tennessee alumni
- Vanderbilt University alumni
- Fisk University faculty
- African-American women academic administrators
- American women academic administrators
- African-American academic administrators
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- 21st-century American women academics
- 21st-century African-American women
- Girl Scouts of the USA people