Ivory Nelson to Step Down as President of Lincoln University

Ivory V. Nelson has announced that he will step down as president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania at the end of the academic year. Dr. Nelson, now 76 years old, has served as the university’s president since 1999. Previously he was president of Central Washington University and earlier served as chancellor of the Alamo Community College District, San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Nelson is a graduate of Grambling State University in Louisiana. He holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Kansas.

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