Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Roderick Paige
Jackson State University
About
Rod Paige is a Jackson State University alumnus who led the Houston Independent School District and then became the first African American U.S. secretary of education. His cabinet years coincided with the No Child Left Behind Act.
Accomplishments
U.S. secretary of education from 2001 to 2005.
Former superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2001.
Year of award
2001
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Education.