- Earl G. Yarbrough
Infobox University Chancellor
name = Earl Glenn Yarbrough Sr.
caption =
order = President
university = Savannah State University
term_start = May 30, 2007
term_end = Present
birth_date =
birth_place =Wichita, Kansas
death_date =
death_place =
predecessor = Carlton E. Brown
successor =
alma_mater =Wichita State University California State University at Los Angeles Iowa State University
residence =
profession =
religion =
salary =
spouse = Patricia Yarbrough
children = Kim Yarbrough
Angela Yarbrough
Delmar Yarbrough
Earl Yarbrough, Jr.
website = [http://www.savstate.edu/news/YarbroughWelcomeJuly07REV.pdf Official Biography]
footnotes =|Dr. Earl Glenn Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D, is the current president of theSavannah State University , a position he has held sinceMay 30 ,2007 .citeweb|title=Earl G.Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D President Savannah State University|url= http://www.savstate.edu/news/YarbroughWelcomeJuly07REV.pdf|accessdate=2007-08-27]Biography
Education
Dr. Yarbrough is a native of
Wichita, Kansas . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in industrial education fromWichita State University in 1969.citeweb|title=Recommendations Made for Savannah State Presidency|url=http://www.usg.edu/news/2007/051407.phtml|accessdate=2007-08-28] He earned a Master of Arts degree in industrial studies fromCalifornia State University, Los Angeles in 1974, and a doctorate in industrial education fromIowa State University in 1976.Early career
Yarbrough’s first academic position was at
Northeastern State University inTahlequah, Oklahoma in 1976. In 1984, he moved to theUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where he served as Chair of the Industrial Technology Program. In 1986 he was appointed as the founding dean of theNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University School of Technology, a post he held until 1998 when he moved toVirginia State University .Virginia State University
Yarbrough served as a full professor of Industrial Education and Technology and as the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at
Virginia State University before being named the provost and vice president for Academic and Student Affairs in 1998. He was Virginia State’s chief academic officer from 1998 until 2003.President-elect of Knoxville College
On
December 1 ,2006 , Yarbrough was named president-elect ofKnoxville College , however the institution was unable to arrange funding to pay his salary and the salary of his staff. As a result, the Knoxville College board agreed to terminate Dr. Yarbrough's contract so he could assume the president position at Savannah State. [citenews|title=PC(USA)-related Knoxville College names new president|url=http://www.wfn.org/2006/12/msg00078.html|accessdate=2007-08-28] [citenews|title=Earl Yarbrough Named President of Savannah State University|url=http://www.jbhe.com/latest/index062107_p.html|accessdate=2007-08-28]President of Savannah State University
On
May 30 ,2007 , Yarbrough became the President of Savannah State University.Awards and Honors
Yarbrough has received numerous awards and honors including:
*Dr. Alvin Rudisill Exemplary Service Award (1995) - Presented by theNational Association of Industrial Technology [citeweb|title=National Association of Industrial Technology Executive Board Meeting|url=http://www.nait.org/assoc/assn.html|accessdate=2007-08-28]
*Kellogg Leadership Fellow in theNational Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education National Leadership Institute (2003) - One of 13 faculty members selected from historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities in the United States. [citeweb|title=NAFEO names first class of leadership fellows - noteworthy news - National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education - faculty chosen from historically and predominantly black colleges and universities - list of the 13 NAFEO fellows|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_14_20/ai_108265864|accessdate=2007-08-28]
*Region 3 Outstanding Industrial Technology Professor Award (2004) - Presented by the University Division of theNational Association of Industrial Technology [citeweb|title=University Division Awards|url=http://www.nait.org/divisions/unidiv.html|accessdate=2007-08-28]
*Appointed as a member of theTelfair Museum of Art board of trustees in December 2007. [citeweb|title= SSU president named to Telfair board|url=http://savannahnow.com/node/409637|publisher=Savannah Morning News|date=2007-12-05|accessdate=2007-12-09]Published Works
*Yarbrough, E. " [http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=Earl+G.+Yarbrough&searchtype=keyword&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=kw&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&objectId=0900019b80066757&accno=EJ169165&_nfls=false A Contemporary Role for Industrial Arts] ", "Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau", n.d. 1977.
*Yarbrough, E. G. (1976). " [http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/19218960 An analysis of white students' evaluations of black instructors in predominantly white colleges and universities] ". Thesis (Ph. D.)--Iowa State University, 1976.Personal life
Yarbrough is married (wife Patricia) and the father of four children.
References
External links
* [http://www.savstate.edu/news/YarbroughWelcomeJuly07REV.pdf Biography of Dr. Yarbrough] on the Savannah State University website
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Savannah State University
years=2007 — present
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