Hall of Fame Inductee
Jacquelyn Barrett
Clark Atlanta University
About
Jacquelyn Barrett, a Clark Atlanta University graduate, was the first African American woman elected sheriff in the United States when Fulton County, Georgia, chose her in 1992. She professionalized a large urban sheriff’s office through the 1990s.
Accomplishments
First African American woman elected sheriff in the United States.
Sheriff of Fulton County, Georgia, 1993–2004.
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 — Government and Law.