ABOUT JOHN B. COLEMAN

Dr. John B. Coleman (25 November 1929 - 5 March 1994)

A graduate of Fisk University who obtained his M.D. from Howard University and entered private practice in 1962, Dr. Coleman was owner and president of the Cullen Women's Center, president of Almeda Square Medical Group, president and board chair of KCOH radio in Houston, and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Riverside General Hospital. He was first appointed to the TAMU Board of Regents in 1977 and re-appointed in 1983 and also served on the boards of Texas Southern University and Huston-Tillotson College.

During his long career, Dr. Coleman was a force in Houston politics and served as chair of the United Negro College Fund, Houston Division. He was also a moving force behind PVAMU receiving a share of the Permanent University Fund (PUF), which had previously only been distributed to TAMU-College Station and UT-Austin.

On 22 July 1988, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted unanimously to name PVAMU's new library in honor of Dr. Coleman.

Maintained by Phyllis Earles; Last revised 2/22/08 keh