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Challenges
- Originally recruited to join the university’s administration by president Lanier, served as interim president during major transition
Accomplishments
- Only president asked to lead the university on three separate occasions
- Served TSU in other capacities, including Law School Assistant Professor, Director of Personnel, Assistant to the President and Executive Assistant to for Board Relations
- At the time of his retirement in 1994, Bell had served under every president in Texas Southern’ s history- a total of eight at the time.
Tenure
1979-1980
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