Clyda Stokes Rent Explained

Clyda S. Rent
President of Mississippi University for Women
Term Start:	1989
Term End:	2001
Predecessor:	Delene W. Lee
Successor:	Lenore Prather
Alma Mater:	Florida State University
Spouse:	George S. Rent

Clyda Stokes Rent is an American academic, and the former President of Mississippi University for Women. Rent graduated with her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate from Florida State University. While in graduate school at FSU she was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship, and formally studied sociology.

In 1989, Rent became the first female President of Mississippi University for Women.^[1] Prior to this appointment she spent 17 years at Queens University of Charlotte. While there she rose to vice president, and she also created the Masters of Business Administration Program.^[2]

Awards

• "Grad Made Good Award" (1990) - Omicron Delta Kappa^[3]
• One of the nation's ten most admired managers (1993) - Working Women Magazine
• Women who make a difference award (2000) - International Women's Forum

Notes and References

1. http://www.muw.edu/misc/history.htm Mississippi University for Women – About the University
2. http://www.queens.edu/archives/collections/rentpapers.asp Queens University of Charlotte - Papers of Dr. Clyda S. Rent
3. http://www.fsu.edu/~activity/odk/grads_made_good.html The Seminole Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa