Johnnetta B. Cole
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Johnnetta Betsch Cole is an American anthropologist, educator, museum director, and college president. Cole was the first female African-American president of Spelman College, a historically black college, serving from 1987 to 1997. She was president of Bennett College from 2002 to 2007.
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Julian BondAlso won Alston-Jones International Civil and Human Rights Award
Jewel Plummer CobbAlso won honorary degree from Spelman College
Patricia MacLachlanAlso won National Humanities Medal
Patricia S. CowingsAlso won Candace Award
Edward L. AyersAlso won National Humanities Medal
Mattiwilda DobbsAlso won honorary degree from Spelman CollegeAbout this person
Johnnetta Betsch Cole is an American anthropologist, educator, museum director, and college president. Cole was the first female African-American president of Spelman College, a historically black college, serving from 1987 to 1997. She was president of Bennett College from 2002 to 2007. During 2009-2017 she was Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art. Cole served as the national chair and 7th president for the National Council of Negro Women from 2018 to 2022.
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