UNCF CEO: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. MICHAEL LOMAX
BY LYNITA MITCHELL- BLACKWELL, ESQ.
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UNCF FOR 20 YEARS? THIS IS YOUR LONGEST STINT.
Commissioner. 1996 Olympics Driver. HBCU President.
UNCF CEO.
DR. LOMAX: Yes, it is the longest stint. When I went to Dillard in 1997 at the age of 50, I thought, “Well, gee, I’ve never lived in New Orleans. Good food, nice culture, one of my grandmothers was born there.” So, I felt like I’d gone home. And if it turns out that I’ll conclude my career at Dillard, so be it. I had a good run at Dillard. It was a wonderful experience.
Dr. Michael Lomax has served in each of these roles; and yet, there is so much more to the Morehouse Man who has dedicated his life to public service, particularly to developing young minds to be leaders, innovators and change makers. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Lomax during the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) UNITE Summit for Black Higher
I was the third Morehouse Man to be president of the
institution. And seven years in, the opportunity at UNCF presented itself. And I thought I’d learned an awful lot about being a college president. And in doing that, I think I had a clear perspective on what I thought UNCF ought to be doing, that it could do, that it wasn’t doing. Certainly, raising money. It was providing scholarships, but I really felt that college presidents who
Education in Atlanta, GA and celebration of its 80th
Anniversary, and gained insight on where UNCF is now and the $370 million endowment that will be. HBCU TIMES: DR. LOMAX, YOU HAVE HAD AN AMAZING CAREER. WHEN YOU GOT STARTED, DID YOU SEE YOURSELF HERE, AS CEO OF
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