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Fley, Jo Ann Rovaris, Dereck Joseph 2011-05-07T11:52:35Z 2011-05-07T11:52:35Z 10000-01-01 1990 This dissertation deals with the presidential career of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays at Morehouse College. In order to present a balanced observation, an historical examination was conducted using a variety of available sources. Primary sources such as letters, papers, and reports produced during Mays' twenty-seven year tenure were consulted as were secondary sources that presented relevant information about Mays and Morehouse. Additionally, interviews were conducted with persons who knew Mays. The synthesis of these various sources into an evaluation of a collegiate presidential career provided the basis for this study. The foundation established at Morehouse by John Hope and other presidential predecessors of Mays provided the college respect in a number of academic circles of black higher education. However, due to ineffective leadership in the years immediately preceding the Mays administration, much of the college's lustre was lost. Mays stepped in and rectified this situation as he directed the college into a role of distinction among black colleges. He became a leader among blacks in higher education, religion, and civil rights. Utilizing his authoritarian, yet benevolent, administrative style, the college was transformed into one of higher education's premier institutions. "Mays' leadership helped develop the college and the students of Morehouse. During his administration, Morehouse produced a number of scholars, physicians, and civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mays' development of the college's finances, faculty, and physical plant were impressive. As well, his development of the ""Morehouse Man"", a unique concept that embodied the finest qualities of Morehouse students, was legendary." Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T11:52:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4922 bytes, checksum: 910b249b4beec47e7ab768910c8f966f (MD5) 9026309.pdf: 11370063 bytes, checksum: b927f69c0a3bddfe9606be2a5c51d292 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1990 Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by Howard Ding (hding2@illinois.edu) on 2011-05-07T14:33:40Z Item is restricted indefinitely. Restriction data tranferred 2014-07-01T11:12:31-05:00 Original Data Group with Access UIUC Users [automated] Release Date: none Reason: ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission U of I Only AAI9026309 (UMI)AAI9026309 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18956 eng Copyright 1990 Rovaris, Dereck Joseph Biography Black Studies Education, Administration Education, Higher Developer of an institution: Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Morehouse College president, 1940-1967 text Education Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.