Dr. James T. Jones scholarship fund

In memory of the Public Administration Department's cofounder, Dr. James T. Jones Professor Emeritus, Donations will be utilized for Clark Atlanta University MPA student scholarships (90%) and for Public Administration Department student-recruitment and engagement programs (10%). We seek to raise $50,000 by the PASA banquet in April annually.

Dr. Jones passed away on October 28, 2016, at the age of 94 in Atlanta, GA. A native of Pine Bluff, AR, and the 8th of 10 children, he was educated at then AM&N College in Pine Bluff, and at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He taught at Roosevelt High School and became principal at Froebel High School in Gary, Indiana. In Washington, DC he was an administrator at the United Planning Organization, a Johnson era anti-poverty governmental agency. He left UPO and became a faculty member in the School of Business and Public Administration at Howard University and then relocated to Atlanta where he had a distinguished career as a professor and chairperson at Clark Atlanta University. He and Dr. Mack Jones cofounded the Public Administration Department in 1975. In addition, he enjoyed a successful career as a consultant working in Atlanta, Florida and DC. He was a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.