Will W. Alexander
Deceased Person
1884 – 1956
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Who was Will W. Alexander?
Will W. Alexander was chief executive officer of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation as well as the first president of Dillard University. Alexander originally had no desire to become a college president; he was deeply committed to the CIC. However, he was persuaded to become acting president "during the preliminary stages of its development", and served in 1935–36. In 1926 he was the first ever winner of the prestigious Gold medal for distinguished achievements in race relations of the Harmon Foundation awards.
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