Quinton Ross | |
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Quinton Ross in 2019 at Alabama State University's graduation | |
| 15thPresident of Alabama State University | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gwendolyn Boyd |
| Minority Leader of the Alabama Senate | |
| In office November 2014 –October 2,2017 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Bedford,Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Billy Beasley |
| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office November 6,2002 –October 2,2017 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Langford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 30,1968 Mobile,Alabama,U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | J. Kelley |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Profession | Educator; politician |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Alabama State University (BS, MA, EdD) |
| Thesis | The Alabama State Senate's Attitude about the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ( 2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert H. Beach |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Alabama State University |
Quinton T. Ross Jr. (born October 30,1968) is an American politician and university administrator who is the 15th president of Alabama State University,a Historically Black College (HBCU). A Democrat,Ross served as a member of the Alabama Senate from 2002 to 2017 and served as the Minority Leader from 2014 to 2017.
Ross was born in Mobile,Alabama. [2] His parents,Quinton Ross,Sr.,and Shirley A. Ross,met as students at Alabama State,and recruited to teach in Pontiac,Michigan,where Quinton,Jr. was raised. [3] [4] He attended Kennedy School (Pontiac,MI) and Pontiac Northern High School. [3]
For college,Ross followed in his parents' footsteps and attended Alabama State,where he received his BS in 1992,Political Science; [5] MA,Education in 1995; [5] and EdD,Educational Leadership,Policy and Law in 2010. [2] [3] [5]
Ross has held several positions in education. He was the director of adult education consortium at H. Councill Trenholm State Community College. [5]
He served as principal of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School,Montgomery, [2] "the first Black principal of a magnet high school in Montgomery.” [3]
Since 2017,he has served as president of Alabama State University. [4] [5]
In 2024,he was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors. [4] `
He was a senator in the Alabama State Senate. [2] He served on the following legislative committees:Commerce,Transportation,and Utilities;Education (vice chair);Tourism and Marketing;and Veterans and Military Affairs. [2]
Ross was found not guilty of corruption in 2011. [6]
Ross has been a member for the following organizations:
Ross is married to J. Kelley,and together they have two children named Quinmari and Quinton. [2] He is a member of Hutchinson Missionary Baptist Church. [2]