Brother Calvin O. Atchison
Atchison named to head TSU Foundation Brother Calvin O. Atchison retired from the position of Vice President for Research and Development at Tennessee State University to become Executive Director of the Tennessee State University Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit corporation established to solicit and manage private donations for the Univerisity. Brother Atchison joined the faculty of Tennessee State University in 1953 and had a distinguished career of teaching and research prior to his administrative appointment as Vice President by the late Brother Andrew P. Torrence. He continued to serve as Vice President under the leadership of Brother Frederick S. Humphries, now President of Florida A & M University, and the current President of the University, Dr. Otis L. Floyd. Brother Atchison's professional career has not been limited to Tennessee State University and Nashville. He served on the National Board of Trustees of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Chairman of the National Committee for Minorities and Women, and was secretary for the Southeastern Board of Trustees for CASE. He served as Chairman of the
Brother Cyrus M. Jollivette Board of Directors for the Meharry Mental Health Center, a member of the Nashville Mental Health Board, and a member of the Board of Commissioner for the Nashville Housing Authority. He has served as consultant in many educational endeavors including the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Association of Black School Educators. Brother Atchison received the bachelor's degree in education from Alabama A & M University and the doctorate in psychology from Indiana University. He is a member of Tau Lambda Chapter where he served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Tau Lambda Education Foundation. Brother Atchison and his wife live in Nashville, Tennessee. They have a daughter who is married and living in Nashville. Their son is a student at Tennessee State University and lives with the family.
Jollivette leads national group advancing education Questions of quality, cost, and access are some of the issues facing higher education and the University of Miami's Brother Cyrus (Russ) M. Jollivette as chair of the Board of Trustees of the Council for the The Sphinx/Spring 1988