Mildred Barnes Griggs
Mildred Barnes Griggs | |
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.jpg) Mildred Barnes Griggs in 2013 | |
| Born | Mildred Barnes March 11, 1942 |
| Died | July 28, 2025 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Academic |
Mildred Barnes Griggs (nee Barnes; March 11, 1942 – July 28, 2025) was an American academic. She had a long career at the University of Illinois College of Education at which she was the first Black dean.
Biography
[edit]Mildred Barnes Griggs was born in Mariana, Arkansas.[1] She was one of ten children and grew up on a cotton farm.[2] She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and earned her master's degree and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[1]
Griggs was the first black assistant professor to become a full professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[3] She later became the first Black dean of University of Illinois College of Education.[4] With the Eastern Arkansas Economic Council, she advocated for black farmers for access to land, loans, and insurance by the United States Department of Agriculture.[5] Griggs was named the 2006 S. A. Haley Lecturer at the 50th Annual Rural Life Conference sponsored by the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at UAPB.[6] Griggs was named at the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.[7]
She and her husband, Alvin Scott Griggs, had two sons and two grandchildren.[8] Griggs died on July 28, 2025.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "In Memoriam: Mildred Barnes Griggs, 1942-2025". Women In Academia Report. September 15, 2025. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ Hanlon, Tom (February 24, 2023). "Former Dean Mildred Griggs: A Powerful Advocate for Social Justice". College of Education. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Mildred Barnes Griggs: A Legacy of Possibilities". College of Education. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Mildred Barnes Griggs Profile | University of Illinois 150 Years". uofi150.news-gazette.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Mildred Barnes Griggs, 1942-2025". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. September 10, 2025. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Mildred Barnes Griggs, PhD – Arkansas Black Hall of Fame". arblackhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "2015 – Arkansas Black Hall of Fame". arblackhalloffame.org. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- 1 2 "Mildred Griggs Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. August 8, 2025. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Research priorities and goals for vocational education personnel development - Mildred Barnes Griggs, National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1990
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- 1942 births
- 2025 deaths
- People from Lee County, Arkansas
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumni
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty
- African-American women academics
- 20th-century American women academics
- 21st-century American women academics
- 21st-century American academics
- Academics from Arkansas