Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. | |
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Born |
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | July 12, 1947
Died | (aged 72)
Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Fisk University (
BA) Tennessee State University ( MS) Middle Tennessee State University ( PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Historian, academic administrator |
Employer | Fisk University |
Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. (July 12, 1947 – June 16, 2020) was an American historian and academic administrator. He was the dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences and professor of history at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the chairman of the Tennessee Historical Commission from 2015 to 2020.
Mitchell was born on July 12, 1947, in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School and Pearl High school, [1] and he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University, Master of Science from Tennessee State University, and PhD from Middle Tennessee State University. [2] [3]
Mitchell began his career as a member of the history faculty at Fisk University in 1980. [2] He also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Francis and Vanderbilt University. [2] Mitchell held several administrative posts at Fisk, including Director of Institutional Advancement, Executive Assistant to the President, and Dean of Academic Affairs. [2]
Mitchell served on the Tennessee Historical Commission from 2009 to his death, including as its chairman from 2015. [4] He was also the executive vice president of the Tennessee Historical Society. [3]
Mitchell died on June 16, 2020, in Brentwood, at the age of 72. [3] [5] He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Dr. Mitchell's life was honored at the 2021 Nashville Conference on African American History and Culture in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference produced a profile on him as part of the 2021 conference proceedings.
Mitchell had a wife, Dr. Patricia W. Mitchell, and four sons, Reavis L. Mitchell III, Roland W. Mitchell, Reagan P. Mitchell, and Roman B.W. Mitchell [3] He resided in Brentwood, Tennessee, and he attended St. Vincent de Paul Church, a Catholic church in North Nashville. [1]
Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. | |
---|---|
Born |
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | July 12, 1947
Died | (aged 72)
Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Fisk University (
BA) Tennessee State University ( MS) Middle Tennessee State University ( PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Historian, academic administrator |
Employer | Fisk University |
Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. (July 12, 1947 – June 16, 2020) was an American historian and academic administrator. He was the dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences and professor of history at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the chairman of the Tennessee Historical Commission from 2015 to 2020.
Mitchell was born on July 12, 1947, in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School and Pearl High school, [1] and he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University, Master of Science from Tennessee State University, and PhD from Middle Tennessee State University. [2] [3]
Mitchell began his career as a member of the history faculty at Fisk University in 1980. [2] He also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Francis and Vanderbilt University. [2] Mitchell held several administrative posts at Fisk, including Director of Institutional Advancement, Executive Assistant to the President, and Dean of Academic Affairs. [2]
Mitchell served on the Tennessee Historical Commission from 2009 to his death, including as its chairman from 2015. [4] He was also the executive vice president of the Tennessee Historical Society. [3]
Mitchell died on June 16, 2020, in Brentwood, at the age of 72. [3] [5] He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Dr. Mitchell's life was honored at the 2021 Nashville Conference on African American History and Culture in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference produced a profile on him as part of the 2021 conference proceedings.
Mitchell had a wife, Dr. Patricia W. Mitchell, and four sons, Reavis L. Mitchell III, Roland W. Mitchell, Reagan P. Mitchell, and Roman B.W. Mitchell [3] He resided in Brentwood, Tennessee, and he attended St. Vincent de Paul Church, a Catholic church in North Nashville. [1]