Audrey Forbes Manley | |
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Surgeon General of the United States (acting) | |
In office 1 July 1993 – 8 September 1993 |
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Personal details | |
Born | March 25, 1934 Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
Audrey Forbes Manley (b. 25 March 1934, Jackson, Mississippi) an American pediatrician, and public health administrator. She was appointed acting Surgeon General of the United States from 1995 to 1997. From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Manley served as President of Spelman College, a historically black college for women in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the first alumna to be elected president of the college, carrying on the legacy of her husband Dr. Albert E. Manley, who was the first African-American and male president of Spelman College from 1953 to 1976.[1]
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