Glenda Glover

Glenda Baskin Glover is an American educator who was the president of Tennessee State University from 2013 to 2024. She is a certified public accountant and an attorney, and is one of two African-American women in the nation to hold the Ph.D-CPA-JD combination.

Early life Glover was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.

She attended Tennessee State University, graduating with a B.S. in mathematics. While there, she was president of the Alpha Psi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, having joined the sorority in 1971.

She then attended Clark Atlanta University, receiving a Master of Business Administration in accounting in 1976.

Career Glover worked as an accountant with Arthur Andersen and was the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Metter Industries. Glover was asked to retire early in 2022 due to the university's high levels of debt. She retired after eleven years, on June 30, 2024, after receiving a $1.7 million contract buyout offer.

In 2022, Glover was the vice chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Awards and honors In 2013, Glover was named to Diverse Issues in Higher Education's "Top 25 Women in Higher Education".

Personal life Glover is married to Charles Glover. They have two adult children.

Glover was the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha from 2018 to 2022. Prior to that, she was the president of the Beta Delta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.