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College Board Family Mourns the Passing of Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.

08/22/06

Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., died unexpectedly on Saturday evening, August 19, 2006. President of Alcorn State University and a College Board Trustee, Dr. Bristow was a national leader in education and a true believer in our mission to connect all students to college success and opportunity. He was a passionate champion of young people. Clinton was a beloved friend of the College Board and an inspiring personal friend and counselor.

Dr. Bristow actively participated in the work of the College Board. He served on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Student Financial Aid that helped to shape the National Dialogue with its report Challenging Times, Clear Choices: An Action Agenda for College Access and Success. As a member of the National Commission on Writing for America's Families, Schools, and Colleges, Dr. Bristow demonstrated his whole-hearted commitment to the importance of writing in the life of each child, student, and adult. Dr. Bristow was a very practical man who understood the role resources play in the ability to accomplish good work. His talent as a financial administrator was evident in his work on the Board of Trustees Executive Committee and Committee on Finance.

Fellow Trustee Youlonda Copeland Morgan expressed our own heartfelt emotions when she wrote, "Clinton was a rare individual who understood the real challenges of access and diversity and dedicated his life to making a difference for the communities he served. He was a friend to the College Board and to the education community. I will miss him and join with the rest of his family, friends, and colleagues in mourning his death."

At the September meeting the Board of Trustees, members will consider an appropriate College Board tribute to Dr. Bristow.

Georgette DeVeres, Chair, Board of Trustees of the College Board

Gaston Caperton, President