Английская Википедия:Dominion Robert Glass
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Dominion Robert Glass (April 19, 1892 — October 8, 1968) was an African-American educator, academic administrator, and college president. He was the president of Texas College, a historically black college in Tyler, Texas, from 1931 until 1961.[1] He also went by the name D. R. Glass.
Early life and education
Dominion Robert Glass was born in Houston County, Georgia, on April 19, 1892.[2] His mother, Minnie (née Callaway), was a homemaker, and his father, Benjamin Glass, was a preacher.[1]
He studied at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University; A.B. 1917), followed by graduate studies at Harvard University, and a doctorate degree from Miles College (LL.D. 1946).[1]
Career
He began his career in 1917, as the principal at Jackson High School in Jackson, Georgia; and at the same time teaching sociology and economics courses at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.[1] The following year in 1918, he became the dean of Paine College the following year.[1] In 1919, he became the president of Arkansas–Haygood Industrial College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1]
In 1928, he moved with his first wife to Texas and became the registrar for Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College (now Prairie View A&M University).[1]
From 1931 until 1961, Glass was the 8th president of Texas College, a historically black college affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Tyler, Texas.[1] During his time as the college's president he grew the student body and faculty; from 1931 to 1961 he grew the student enrollment from 233 students to 2,274 students, and grew the faculty from 10 to 100.[3] Glass was able to gain various accreditations for the school during his tenure including the Texas Education Agency (as a "Standard Senior College"), and by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (as "A" rated).[1] He also connected the college to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) at the time of its inception in 1944.[3] When he retired in 1961, the college’s board of directors awarded him the title of professor emeritus.[1]
Death and legacy
He died on October 8, 1968, in Tyler, Texas.[4] He is the namesake of the D.R. Glass Library at Texas College; the building listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2007.[5]
Personal life
From May 28, 1923, until June 23, 1932, Glass was married to Myrtle Van Sweatt, which ended with her death.[1] On August 10, 1936 in Tyler, Texas, he remarried to Willie Lee Dorothy Campbell, a noted educator.[6] His second wife died on May 2, 1999, many years after his death.
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