Philander Smith College

This is a beta version of NNDB

Philander Smith College

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Historically black college founded 1877 as Walden Seminary.

Present name adopted in 1882.

Location:
Little Rock, AR

Founding Date:
1877

Enrollment:
845

Official Website:
http://www.philander.edu/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Joycelyn Elders Government 13-Aug-1933 Highly opinionated Surgeon General

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Rodney Slater Government 23-Feb-1955 US Secretary of Transportation, 1997-2001

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

NNDB MAPPER

Freemasons 3

Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.

Bibliographies

NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions.