Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Ruth Simmions
Dillard University
About
Ruth J. Simmons, a Dillard University graduate, became the first Black president of an Ivy League school when she led Brown University. She later returned to HBCU leadership as president of Prairie View A&M University.
Accomplishments
President of Brown University and later of Prairie View A&M University.
First African American president of an Ivy League institution.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2014.
Year of award
2014
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Lifetime Achievement.