Sybil Jordan Hampton

President Emeritus, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Dr. Sybil Hampton is a native of Springfield, Missouri. She grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and was a member of the second class of black students entering Central High School in 1959. Dr. Hampton has a B.A. in English Literature from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana; an M.S. in Teaching from the University of Chicago; an M.S. in Education and an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Dr. Hampton became the third President of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation in 1996 and retired from that position on August 31, 2006 as President Emeritus. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees, Earlham College; the Executive Advisory Board, Purdue University Center for Regional Development, as well as a Trustee of the Japanese American National Museum.

Speaker Events

Saturday, July 5

Afternoon Plenary Session
Anan Ameri, Director, Arab American National Museum
Sybil Jordan Hampton, President Emeritus, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Irene Hirano, Executive Advisor, Japanese American National Museum
Mitchell Maki, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Centennial Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Topic: General Activity