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Huston-Tillotson University | President & CEO
Melva K. Wallace serves as the seventh president and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University (HT), having assumed the role on August 15, 2022. Under the leadership of the Shreveport, Louisiana, native, HT has seen a significant rise in new student enrollment, most notably among males and international students. External giving has increased over 50%, and several campus renovations have been made. She, along with a special committee, authored an ambitious 10-year strategic plan, designed to further advance the University’s mission. In addition to adding new academic programs and enhancing current ones, plans are currently underway to establish a satellite campus in California, making it the first historically Black university in that state. During her tenure, HT has gone from being unranked to being named the top private historically Black university in Texas and number three in the nation. She and husband D.L. Wallace, Ph.D., reside in Flower Mound, Texas.