Dillard University Names New President
Filed in Breaking News, Leadership on November 1, 2011

Dillard University, the historically black educational institution in New Orleans, has announced that Walter M. Kimbrough will become its seventh president. He will assume his new role on July 1, 2012. Currently, Dr. Kimbrough is president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Kimbrough has led Philander Smith for the past seven years. Prior to accepting that post, he was vice president for student affairs at Albany State University in Georgia.

Dr. Kimbrough is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He holds a master’s degree from Miami University and a doctorate in higher education from Georgia State University.

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  1. EugeneP says:
    November 1, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    Great choice; congratulations Dr. Kimbrough!!!

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  2. Derek D. Bardell, MLA, MA says:
    November 3, 2011 at 10:20 am

    Congratulations and Godspeed, Dr. Kimbrough!!!

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  3. Dr. Jerry Bell says:
    November 3, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    PSC’s loss is definitely Dillard’s gain. The members of Dillard’s Board could not have selected a more capable visionary leader, than Walter Kimbrough. Congratulations, Dr. Kimbrough!

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  4. Dr. Terry Lindsay says:
    November 10, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Congratulations, Dr. Kimbrough. May God bless you as you begin your new calliing.

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