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African-American college women. Dr. Glover leads the prestigious 114-
year-old organization of 320,000 members and 1044 chapters located
around the world.
She is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Her higher educational
development began when she enrolled at Tennessee State University
where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with
where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with
honors. She earned her Master of Business Administration degree in
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Accounting at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia and her Doctor of
Accounting at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia and her Doctor of
Philosophy in Economics and Business degree from George Washington
Philosophy in Economics and Business degree from George Washington
University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Glover earned her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University
University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Glover earned her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University
Law Center in Washington, D.C. She is a certified public accountant, a licensed attorney, and one of a
handful of African-American women in the United States to hold the PhD, CPA, JD combination.
Professionally, Dr. Glover serves as President of Tennessee State University, her beloved alma mater,
and is the institution’s eighth and first woman president. She has amassed over 25 years of success in the
academic and business arenas. Since she assumed the leadership at TSU in 2013, the University has
attained increases in academic program offerings, corporate and community partnerships, as well as
alumni giving. While Dean of the College of Business at Jackson State University, Dr. Glover led the
College of Business through the accreditation process and spearheaded the implementation of the
nation’s first Ph.D. program in Business at an HBCU. From 1990 to 1994, Dr. Glover served as Chairman
of the Department of Accounting and as an Assistant Professor at the Howard University School of
Business.

Initiated into the Alpha Psi Chapter at Tennessee State University in November 1971, Dr. Glover is a
Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She has served in several capacities, including
International Vice-President, International Treasurer, and Treasurer of the Educational Advancement
Foundation (EAF). She also served as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of Beta Delta Omega
Chapter in Jackson, Mississippi, and as President and Vice-President of Alpha Psi Chapter as an
undergraduate student.

Dr. Glover was the 2018 recipient of the HBCU President of the Year award from the Thurgood Marshall
College Fund. She was also the recipient of the 2019 Female President of the Year Award from the
HBCU Digest. Under her leadership, for the last four years, the sorority has raised, annually, in excess
of $1 million on Alpha Kappa Alpha’s HBCU Impact Day. The sorority set a new record by raising more
than $2.5 million during its HBCU Impact Day in 2021. President Joe Biden recently appointed Dr.
Glover Vice Chairman of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.

Dr. Glover is married to Charles Glover; and they have two adult children, Attorney Candace Glover and
Dr. Charles Glover II.