Anne Pruitt-Logan

Anne Pruitt-Logan (born September 19, 1929) was an educator and college administrator known for her work providing access to education for historically underserved populations. She was the first Black woman to hold the position of president at the American College Personnel Association and the first Black woman to serve as a full professor at Ohio State University.

Early life

Anne Loring Smith, was born to Loring A. Smith and Anne née Ward in Bainbridge, Georgia, on September 19, 1929. At the end of World War II in 1945, she graduated from Hutto High School in Bainbridge.

Education In 1949, she received her Bachelor of Science degree from Howard University. She went on to attend Teachers College at Columbia University, receiving a master's degree in Guidance and Student Personnel Administration in 1950.

Before she retired from Ohio State University, she held the positions of Associate Dean of the graduate school, and director for the Center for Teaching Excellence. At Ohio State, she created a new program, Teaching for Minority Student Retention, to help reduce classroom obstacles for minority students. After she left Ohio State, she took the position as dean in residence and scholar in residence for the Council of Graduate Schools.

Honors and awards In 1982 she earned a doctorate of humane letters from Central State University. In 2024 the American College Personnel Association renamed one of their honors after Pruitt Logan. She was inducted into Ohio State University's Hall of Fame in 2004.

Personal life She was married to Ralph L. Pruitt, Sr., and they had a daughter, Leslie. After her husband died, she married Harold G. Logan.