Charlene Drew Jarvis (born July 31, 1941, in
Washington, D.C.
)
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[Charlene Drew Jarvis biography]
". ''The History Makers''. June 13, 2003. Retrieved April 1, 2007. as Charlene Rosella Drew) is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of
Southeastern University
Southeastern University is a private Christian university in Lakeland, Florida. It was established in 1935 in New Brockton, Alabama, as Southeastern Bible Institute, relocated to Lakeland in 1946, and became a liberal arts college in 1970. It i ...
until March 31, 2009. Jarvis is the daughter of the
blood plasma
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and
blood transfusion
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pioneer
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.
Life
Jarvis earned her
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...
in 1962, a
Master of Science
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degree in
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...
from
Howard University
Howard University (Howard) is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commissi ...
in 1964, and a
Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...
degree in
neuropsychology
Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how a person's cognition and behavior are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Professionals in this branch of psychology often focus on how injuries or illnesses of t ...
from the
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...
, in 1971.
Ward 4's representative to the
Council of the District of Columbia
The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States. As permitted in the United States Constitution, the district is not part of any U.S. state ...
,
Arrington Dixon, won the election for chairman of the council in November 1978, leaving the Ward 4 seat vacant. Jarvis won the special election to fill the seat on May 1, 1979. She was then reelected to the council in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996. Jarvis sought reelection again in 2000, but she was defeated in the Democratic primary by
Adrian Fenty
Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) is an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia. He served one term, from 2007 to 2011, losing his bid for reelection at the primary level to Democrat Vincent C. Gra ...
who also holds degrees from Oberlin and Howard University.
[Ward 4 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia]
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the original
on April 9, 2008.
Electoral history
1979
1980
1984
1988
1990
1992
1996
2000
References
External links
*
Charlene Drew Jarvis Papers Finding Aid. ''Libraries at George Washington University''.
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1941 births
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American women politicians
African-American educators
African-American people in Washington, D.C., politics
African-American psychologists
African-American women in politics
American women neuroscientists
American neuroscientists
American women psychologists
21st-century American psychologists
Presidents of Southeastern University (Washington, D.C.)
Howard University alumni
Living people
Members of the Council of the District of Columbia
Oberlin College alumni
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Washington, D.C., Democrats
Women city councillors in the District of Columbia
Women heads of universities and colleges
African-American city council members
20th-century African-American women
20th-century African-American politicians
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21st-century African-American women
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