JoAnn Haysbert

JoAnn Haysbert (née Wright) is an American educator and academic administrator currently serving as Chancellor, Executive Vice-President and Provost of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Previously, she served as Langston University's fifteenth and first female president, from 2005 to 2011, making her the first African-American female president of any institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma.

JoAnn W. Haysbert
First Chancellor, Executive Vice-President, and Provost of Hampton University
Assumed office
Spring 2012
Fifteenth President of Langston University
In office
August 2005  December 2011
Preceded byErnest Holloway
Succeeded byKent Smith
First Acting President of Hampton University
In office
Fall 2003  Spring 2004
Provost of Hampton University
In office
Fall 1996  Spring 2003
Preceded byDr. Elnora Daniel
Succeeded byDr. Calvin D. Jamison, Sr
Personal details
Born
JoAnn Wright

(1948-09-22) September 22, 1948
Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseStanley Haysbert
ChildrenAndre Wright, Ninevah Haysbert, Nazareth Haysbert, Jordan Haysbert, Samaria Haysbert
Residence(s)Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materJohnson C. Smith University
Auburn University
Harvard University
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