peoplepill id: john-w-garland
JWG
United States of America
2 views today
2 views this week
John W. Garland
United States university president and lawyer

John W. Garland

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
United States university president and lawyer
Work field
Gender
Male
Education
Central State University
Moritz College of Law
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

John W. Garland is an American lawyer and education leader. He served as the seventh president of the Central State University and the first president-in-residence at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Early life and education

Garland received his bachelor's degree in political science from Central State University in 1971.He then received a law degree from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1974. Garland earned a Purple Heart for wounds he received while serving as an infantry squad leader in Vietnam.

Career

Garland began his career in higher education in 1988 as general counsel for the University of the District of Columbia. In 1991 he was named Associate General Counsel/Special Assistant Attorney General for the University of Virginia. In 1993 he was appointed to the position of executive assistant to the president of University of Virginia and eventually became associate vice provost for intellectual property. While at Virginia he was a member of the general faculty and taught undergraduate classes.In 1997 Garland returned to his alma mater to become the seventh president of Central State University. After leaving CSU, Garland endowed a fund in the names of him and his wife, Carolyn Farrow.

Personal life

Garland lives in LeDroit Park, a historic neighborhood in Washington, DC.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
John W. Garland is in following lists
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Credits
References and sources
John W. Garland
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes