Clinton Bristow, Jr.

Who was Clinton Bristow, Jr.?

Clinton Bristow, Jr. was an American lawyer, academic official, and the sixteenth president of Alcorn State University.

A native of Alabama, Bristow was installed as Alcorn's president on August 24, 1995. Under his leadership, the number of students in Alcorn's graduate and professional programs grew by a large percentage. An increase in the number of international students attending Alcorn during Bristow's administration gained national attention. Bristow also served as president of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Bristow earned bachelor's, Juris Doctor and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a Master of Business Administration degree from Governors State University.

Bristow died of heart failure on August 19, 2006, just two days before the start of Alcorn's Fall 2006 semester. He was known to be an avid runner, and was found dead on the campus track. He was 57.