Henry Ponder
Henry Ponder (born 1928 in Wewoka, Oklahoma) is a U.S. educator.
Ponder received his undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degree from Langston University, Oklahoma State University, Ohio State University. He went on to serve as the president of Talladega College, Benedict College, and Fisk University.
Ponder was the 28th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first Greek-letter collegiate organization established for African Americans. He is the vice-chairman the fraternity's World Policy Council, a think tank whose purpose is to expand Alpha Phi Alpha's involvement in politics, and social and current policy to encompass international concerns.[1]
Sources
- Mason, Herman (1999). "Henry Ponder". The Talented Tenth: The Founders and Presidents of Alpha (2nd ed.). Winter Park, FL: Four-G. ISBN 1-885066-63-5.
Preceded by Charles Teamer | General President of Alpha Phi Alpha 1989-1992 | Succeeded by Milton C. Davis |
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- Moses A. Morrison, 1908–09
- Roscoe C. Giles, 1910
- Frederick H. Miller, 1911
- Charles H. Garvin, 1912–13
- Henry L. Dickason, 1914–15
- Henry A. Callis, 1915
- Howard H. Long, 1916–17
- William A. Pollard, 1917–18
- Daniel D. Fowler, 1919
- Lucius L. McGee, 1920
- Simeon S. Booker, 1921–23
- Raymond W. Cannon, 1924–27
- Bert A. Rose, 1928–1931
- Charles H. Wesley, 1932–40
- Rayford W. Logan, 1941–45
- Belford V. Lawson Jr., 1946–51
- Antonio M. Smith, 1952–54
- Frank L. Stanley, 1955–57
- Myles A. Paige, 1957–60
- William H. Hale, 1961–62
- T. Winston Cole Sr., 1963–64
- Lionel H. Newsom, 1965–68
- Ernest N. Morial, 1968–72
- Walter Washington, 1973–76
- James R. Williams, 1977–80
- Ozell Sutton, 1981–84
- Charles C. Teamer, 1985–88
- Henry Ponder, 1989–92
- Milton C. Davis, 1993–96
- Adrian L. Wallace, 1997–2000
- Harry E. Johnson, 2001–04
- Darryl R. Matthews Sr., 2005–08
- Herman "Skip" Mason Jr. 2009-April 2012
- Aaron Crutison (acting), April-December 2012
- Mark S. Tillman, 2013-2016
- Everett B. Ward, 2017-2020
- Willis L. Lonzer, III, 2021-present
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