Henry Nehemiah Tisdale
- Ethnicity: African American
- Gender: M
- Place of Birth: Kingstree, South Carolina
Office of the President
Claflin College
Orangeburg, SC 29115
voice (803) 535-5412
fax (803) 535-5402
Education
- PhD Institution: Dartmouth College, 1978
- Dissertation Title: On Methods for Solving Optimal Stopping Problems
- MA Institution: Texas Dartmouth College, 1975;
- EdM Institution: Temple University, 1967
- BS Institution: Claflin College, 1965
Biography
Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, the eighth President of Claflin College and
a native of Kingstree, South Carolina, assumed his position June 1, 1994.
From 1987 to 1994, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Academic
Officer at Delaware State University, Dover, De. From 1986 to 1987, he
was Assistant Academic Dean for Administration, Planning and Information
Management at Delaware State. He was selected in 1985 by the American Council
on Education (ACE), Center for Leadership Development, Washington, DC,
to serve as an ACE Fellow in Academic Administration. He then spent a full
academic year in a mentor/internship relationship with Dr. E.A. Trabant,
President, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
During his tenure of 24 years, he served Delaware State University in
several other roles. These include Assistant Director of Institutional
Research and Planning, 1978-1985; Professor of Mathematics, 1969-1985;
and Instructor, Summer Engineering Institute, 1978-1985. Prior to these
positions, he taught mathematics in the Philadelphia school system, 1965-1969.
All of Dr. Tisdale's degrees are in mathematics. He graduated Magna
Cum Laude from Claflin College with a B.S. (1965) and received a Master
of Education degree from Temple University (1967). He later earned the
M.A. (1975) and Ph.D. degrees from Dartmouth College (1978).
He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. The National
Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) Distinguished
Alumni Award, Who's Who Among Black Americans, and the NAACP Educator of
the Year Award are but a few. Over the years, he has served on many committees,
councils, boards and task forces at both the state and national levels.
Additionally, he has published and presented widely in areas of probability
theory and issues in higher Education.
He is a member of the Board of Directors, United Negro College Fund;
National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church;
Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators, Inc.; ACE Commission
on Leadership Development; Claflin College National Alumni Association;
Conference on Finance and Administration Advisory Committee of the South
Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church; Leadership South Carolina;
Chairman of the South Carolina Tuition and Grants Commission; Edisto United
Way Board of Directors; Board of Governors, Children's Performing Arts
Academy; Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; and Trinity
United Methodist Church.
Henry N. Tisdale and his wife, Alice Carson Tisdale, are residents of
Orangeburg, SC. They have two children, Danica Camille (age 18) and Brandon
Keith (age 16).