Bromell-Tinubu Selected as Bethune-Cookman College President

Daytona Beach, Fla -- Bethune-Cookman College Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. J. Stanley Marshall announced November 3 that Dr. Gloria Bromell-Tinubu has been selected as the new president for the soon-to-be-100-year old private, United Methodist Church affiliated, liberal arts college.

Bromell-Tinubu is expected to begin her term as the 5th president of Bethune-Cookman College on July 1, pending successful negotiation of the terms of employment. An economics professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, Bromell-Tinubu will succeed Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, Sr., president of B-CC since 1975, who will retire June 30.

Dr. Gloria Bromell-Tinubu Bio

Marshall said Bromell-Tinubu’s range of experience in higher education and fundraising will serve Bethune-Cookman well.

“She brings an outstanding combination of experience and vision that will build on the legacy of the Bronson presidency and move the college forward. Members of the Board of Trustees are excited at the prospect of working with Dr. Bromell-Tinubu and her husband, Soji Tinubu. We anticipate that they will be strong leaders for Bethune-Cookman College and the community.”

Ayers and Associates of Washington, D.C., conducted the exhaustive 20-month search, which was chaired by Dr. Wendell P. Holmes, chair emeritus of the trustee board.

“The Board’s presidential search process was lengthy and detailed,” Holmes said. “The important task of selecting a new president for Bethune-Cookman College involved significant representation from the many communities associated with the college. We feel confident that the process has given us the best possible candidate.”

Bromell-Tinubu graduated cum laude from Howard University with a bachelor's degree in theater in 1974. From there, she received her master's from Clemson University in agricultural economics in 1977 and a Ph.D in applied economics, also from Clemson, nine years later.

In addition to her duties at Spelman, Bromell-Tinibu's numerous civic involvements include a four-year stint on the Atlanta City Council and serving on the Georgia Board of Education.

Bethune-Cookman College is a private coeducational liberal arts college with a diverse student population of more than 2,700. Established in 1904 by Mary McLeod Bethune, the college is ranked among the top historically black colleges in the country. The college has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since the early 1920s and is most noted for its character building academic programs of excellence.

Most recently B-CC was selected as one of 10 colleges in the country to participate in Project Pericles, a program funded by the Eugene Lang Foundation to establish educational programs for social responsibility and participatory citizenship as an essential part of higher education learning, in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community. This learning experience is intended to provide students with a foundation for social and civic involvement and a conviction that democratic institutions and processes offer each person the best opportunity to improve the condition of society.

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