▁Ob ama ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁Community ▁Eng agement ▁Classification ▁by ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Te aching . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Johnson ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Port ia ▁Hol mes ▁Sh ield s ▁( inter im ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 ) ▁▁ ▁Dr . ▁Port ia ▁Sh ield s ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Inter im ▁President ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁effective ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁her ▁contract , ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁permanent ▁position ▁of ▁university ▁president . ▁Dr . ▁Sh ield s ▁made ▁swe eping ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁involved ▁and ▁active ▁al umn i ▁and ▁staff . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Gl enda ▁B ask in ▁Glo ver ▁( 2 0 1 3 - present ) ▁▁ ▁Dr . ▁Gl enda ▁B ask in ▁Glo ver ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁advanced ▁a ▁five ▁point ▁vision ▁that ▁includes ▁( 1 ) ▁academic ▁progress ▁and ▁customer ▁service , ▁( 2 ) ▁fund ra ising ▁and ▁partners hips , ▁( 3 ) ▁divers ity ▁and ▁inclusion , ▁( 4 ) ▁shared ▁govern ance , ▁and ▁( 5 ) ▁business ▁out re ach . ▁ ▁Dr