Glenda Baskin Glover is an American educator who was the president of Tennessee State University from 2013 to 2024.[1] She is a certified public accountant and an attorney,and is one of two African-American women in the nation to hold the Ph.D-CPA-JD combination.[2][3]
Glover worked as an accountant with Arthur Andersen and was the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Metter Industries.[2] She also worked for a manager with Potomac Electric Power Co.[2]
From 1990 to 1994,she was the chair of the Department of Accounting at Howard University.[4] She then became the dean of the College of Business at Jackson State University.[5] In this capacity,she helped establish the first business Ph.D. program at a historically black college or university in the United States.[2]
On January 2,2013,Glover became the president of Tennessee State University.[5] She was the first female president of the university.[7] Glover was asked to retire early in 2022 due to the university's high levels of debt.[8] She retired after eleven years,on June 30,2024,after receiving a $1.7 million contract buyout offer.[8][9]
In 2022,Glover was the vice chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.[10]
Awards and honors
In 2013,Glover was named to Diverse Issues in Higher Education's "Top 25 Women in Higher Education".[5]
Personal life
Glover is married to Charles Glover.[1][4] They have two adult children.[1][4]
Glover was the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha from 2018 to 2022.[7][4] Prior to that,she was the president of the Beta Delta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.[4]
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