Background
Cook, Samuel DuBois was born on November 21, 1928 in Griffin, Georgia, United States. Son of Manuel and Mary Beatrice (Daniel) Cook.
academic administrator political scientist
Cook, Samuel DuBois was born on November 21, 1928 in Griffin, Georgia, United States. Son of Manuel and Mary Beatrice (Daniel) Cook.
AB, Morehouse College, 1948. Doctor of Laws, Morehouse College, 1972. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1954. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Ohio State University, 1977. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Duke University, 1979.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Illinois College, 1979. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Chicago Theological Seminary, 1988., University New Orleans, 1989.
Associate professor political science Southern University, 1955-1956. Professor, chairman department political science Atlanta University, 1956-1966. Associate professor Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1966-1971, professor, 1971-1974.
President Dillard University, New Orleans, 1975-1997. Visiting professor University Illinois, 1962-1963, University of California at Los Angeles, summer 1966. Program officer higher education and research Ford Foundation, 1969-1971.
Consultant in field.
Member Southern Growth Policies Board, 1972-1973, North Carolina Council on Goals and Policies, 1971-1974. Member executive committee Southern Regional Council, 1967-1969. Trustee Martin Luther King Junior Center for Social Change, since 1968.
Board directors Council for Library. Resources, since 1976. Member advisory council Jt.
Center for Political Studies, 1972-1975. Chairman council of president American Missionary Association Colleges, since 1988, United Methodist-Related Black Colleges, 1987-1987. Chairman of president's United Negro College Fund, 1988-1990.
Chair Council Higher Education United Church Christ, 1985. Trustee Duke University With United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Social Science Research Council, Southern Education Foundation.
Member American Political Science Association (past member executive council, vice president 1978-1979), Conference Black Political Scientists, Association for Study Afro-American Life and History (member executive council), Southern Political Science Association (past president), National Council for Humanities, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Phi, Omega Psi Phi, Sigma Pi PHi.
Married Sylvia Merelene Fields, March 18, 1960. Children: Samuel DuBois, Karen Jarcelyn.