Background
CANDY, John Manuel was born on October 31, 1870 in Starksville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Horace and Mary Ann (Goodon) Gandy.
president Virginia State College for Negroes
CANDY, John Manuel was born on October 31, 1870 in Starksville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Horace and Mary Ann (Goodon) Gandy.
Oberlin Academy, 1892-1894. Fist University, 1894-1898, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, 1901. Columbia University summer school, 1902.
1917; 111. Welseyan University, 1902-1910. Morgan College, Doctor of Pedagogy (Honorary). President, Virginia.
State College, for Negroes, since 1914. President Virginia. State Teachers Association, 1905-1907, 1925-1926. Executive Secretary, Negro Organization Society, President National.
Association of Teachers in Colored School, 1919-1920.
Member: Alpha Phi; Pi Gamma Mu. Society Science Honor Society.
Spouse Carrie Señora Brown, July 17, 1901, Franklin, Virginia.