Background
Lomax, Michael Lucius was born on October 2, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
non-profit association administrator
Lomax, Michael Lucius was born on October 2, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Bachelor in English, Morehouse College, 1968. Master of Arts in English literature, Columbia University. Doctor of Philosophy in American and Afro-American Literature, Emory University, 1984.
Faculty member Morehouse College, Spelman College. Director parks, libraries, and cultural and international affairs Atlanta, 1975—1978. Board commissioners Fulton County, 1978—1993, board chair, 1981—1993.
President, Chief Executive Officer National Faculty, Atlanta, 1994—1997. President Dillard University, New Orleans, 1997—2004. President, Chief Executive Officer United Negro College Fund, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, since 2004.
Visiting professor Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University Georgia.
Founding chairman National Black Arts Festival, 1988. Board directors Studio Museum in Harlem, Emory University Carter Center, United Way of America, Teach for American. Member Presidential Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, since 2002.
Member National Museum African American History and Cultural Plan for Action Presidential Commission.
Married Pearl Cleage, 1969 (divorced 1979). 1 child Deignan; Married Cheryl Ferguson Lomax, 1986. Children: Michele, Rachel.
