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Article: Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., president of Alcorn State University, succumbs at 57.(CENSUS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- September 11, 2006
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Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., who served as president of Alcorn State University for the last 11 years, died suddenly while on the university's track field just days before classes were scheduled to start. He was 57.
An autopsy was to be performed at JET press time to determine how Bristow died. An avid runner, he was known to jog each night. A student found him on the track.
Bristow became the sixteenth president in 1995. Under his leadership, Alcorn increased the number of students seeking professional degrees and helped the school gain national attention for a large number of Russian students.
His legacy also includes one of the most ...