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unusual facts about Clark Atlanta University


Clark College

Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia (which merged Clark College with Atlanta University)


Grace Towns Hamilton

Prior to her marriage, Grace Towns had taught at both Clark College and the Atlanta School of Social Work.

Hank DeZonie

A 6'6" forward/center, DeZonie attended Clark Atlanta University in the 1940s and then joined the Rens, an all-black travelling basketball team named after the Harlem Renaissance.

Janaye Ingram

She graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a B.A. in Psychology where she was initiated into the Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

John W. Bowen

He is the paternal grandson of John W.E. Bowen, Sr., former President of Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia and Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen, former Professor of Music at Clark College in Atlanta.

Kappa Alpha Lambda

During her second year of attendance at Clark Atlanta University, the founder became interested in forming a Sisterhood for lesbians.

Marvin S. Arrington, Sr.

Arrington graduated from Henry McNeal Turner High School in 1959 and went on to attend Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) on a football scholarship.

Sameh El-Saharty

Prior to joining the World Bank, he has worked for several organizations including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Pathfinder International, Clark Atlanta University, the American University in Cairo (AUC), Vinci (construction) (formerly Société Générale d’Entreprises), Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt), and Cairo University School of Medicine.


see also

Panthers Stadium

Panther Stadium, in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Clark Atlanta University Panthers