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Former JSU President Hefner dies in Tennessee
Hefner, a native of North Carolina, had a long history in higher education, having served as president of Tennessee State University, provost of Tuskegee University and interim provost and vice president of academic affairs at Clark Atlanta University.
While at JSU, he reportedly launched a five-year $10 million capital campaign that generated $11.2 million a year ahead of schedule. He was noted for enhancing the university’s scholarship program and establishing a Community Development Corporation with the assistance of the Ford Foundation to improve blighted areas around the campus. In addition, he is credited with organizing a Staff Senate and developing the Center for Professional Development and the Center of Technology Transfer. Hefner also expanded programs in the Division of Continuing Education and the Universities Center.
JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers said, “On behalf of all of us at Jackson State University, I extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Dr. Hefner. We owe a debt of gratitude to his legacy and for his love of our great institution. His decades of service in higher education at institutions throughout this nation are a testament to his desire to ensure a quality education for everyone. We pay homage to a president who had a lasting impact on academia and Jackson State.
http://www.jsumsnews.com/?p=18848
- by Jackson State University
- August 27, 2015
Hefner, a native of North Carolina, had a long history in higher education, having served as president of Tennessee State University, provost of Tuskegee University and interim provost and vice president of academic affairs at Clark Atlanta University.
While at JSU, he reportedly launched a five-year $10 million capital campaign that generated $11.2 million a year ahead of schedule. He was noted for enhancing the university’s scholarship program and establishing a Community Development Corporation with the assistance of the Ford Foundation to improve blighted areas around the campus. In addition, he is credited with organizing a Staff Senate and developing the Center for Professional Development and the Center of Technology Transfer. Hefner also expanded programs in the Division of Continuing Education and the Universities Center.
JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers said, “On behalf of all of us at Jackson State University, I extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Dr. Hefner. We owe a debt of gratitude to his legacy and for his love of our great institution. His decades of service in higher education at institutions throughout this nation are a testament to his desire to ensure a quality education for everyone. We pay homage to a president who had a lasting impact on academia and Jackson State.
http://www.jsumsnews.com/?p=18848
