2004
First Black Vice Chancellor Clifton Woods
Bob Kesling (left) and Clifton Woods (right) pose as Woods is inducted into the Educators Hall of Honor.2004
First Black Vice Chancellor Clifton Woods
Clifton Woods III was appointed by Chancellor Loren Crabtree as vice chancellor for research in January 2004. Woods joined the faculty as a chemistry professor in 1974 and later served as associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, interim provost, and vice provost. He was inducted into the Educators Hall of Honor in 2019.