About John Manuel Gandy
Lived 1870 – 1947 (aged 76). John Manuel Gandy was an American academic administrator and educator.
John Manuel Gandy (October 31, 1870 – October 5, 1947) was an educator, advocate, and the third president of Virginia State College. He became the president in 1914 when the school was known as Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, replacing James Hugo Johnston. While president of what is now Virginia State University, he also served as president of the Association of Negro Land Grant Colleges, president of the Virginia State Teachers' Association, and president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools.
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American academic administrator
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John Manuel Gandy was born on 31 October 1870 in Oktibbeha County.
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John Manuel Gandy died on 5 October 1947.
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John Manuel Gandy was an academic administrator and educator.
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