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| Charles Walker Thomas President, 1977-1980 June 11, 1921- April 22, 1996 |
| By Cynthia Neverdon-Morton |
A native Washingtonian, Dr. Charles Walker Thomas,
son of the late Spencer Thomas and the late Molly
Thomas, received his early education in the District of
Columbia Public School System: Deanwood (Now
Carver) Elementary School and Paul Laurence Dunbar
High School, from which he graduated in 1929 with
high honors.
In 1933 he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in
English from Oberlin College, where he spent his
freshman, junior, and senior years and where he was
elected in 1933 to Phi Beta Kappa. During his
sophomore year he was honored by being chosen to
son of the late Spencer Thomas and the late Molly
Thomas, received his early education in the District of
Columbia Public School System: Deanwood (Now
Carver) Elementary School and Paul Laurence Dunbar
High School, from which he graduated in 1929 with
high honors.
In 1933 he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in
English from Oberlin College, where he spent his
freshman, junior, and senior years and where he was
elected in 1933 to Phi Beta Kappa. During his
sophomore year he was honored by being chosen to
| From Negro History Bulletin. Volume: 60. No.1, January-March 1997. Copyright by the Association for the Study of African American History |
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Short list of Presidents with
available information.
1965-1966 Lorenzo J. Greene
1966-1967 J. Reuben Sheeler
1974-1976 Edgar Toppin
1977-1980 Charles Walker Thomas
1989-1990 Andrew Brimmer
2001-2004 Gloria Harper Dickinson
2004-2006 Sheila Y. Flemming-Hunter
2007-2009 John Fleming
available information.
1965-1966 Lorenzo J. Greene
1966-1967 J. Reuben Sheeler
1974-1976 Edgar Toppin
1977-1980 Charles Walker Thomas
1989-1990 Andrew Brimmer
2001-2004 Gloria Harper Dickinson
2004-2006 Sheila Y. Flemming-Hunter
2007-2009 John Fleming