Alonzo G. Morón
American educator and civil servant (1909–1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alonzo Graseano Morón (née Alonzo Graseano Brown; 1909–1971), was a Danish Virgin Islands-born American educator, university president, sociologist, and civil servant.[1][2][3] He was the first Black president of the Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) a HBU in Virginia, from 1949 to 1959; a former Commissioner of Education and of Welfare in the Virgin Islands; and a former deputy regional director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[4][5]
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Alonzo Graseano Morón | |
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Commissioner of Education and of Welfare in the U.S. Virgin Islands | |
In office 1933–1936 | |
8th President of Hampton University | |
In office October 1949 – 1959 | |
Preceded by | Ralph P. Bridgman |
Succeeded by | Jerome H. Holland |
Deputy Regional Director of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in Puerto Rico | |
In office c. 1964–1971 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Alonzo Graseano Brown April 12, 1909 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands |
Died | October 31, 1971 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Spouse | Leola "Lee" Rowena Churchill |
Education | Hampton Institute |
Alma mater | Brown University, University of Pittsburgh, Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Educator, civil servant |
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