Ernest Boger
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Ernest Boger | |
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| Education | Blake High School, University of South Florida, University of North Texas |
| Alma mater | University of South Florida |
Ernest Boger was the first African-American to attend the University of South Florida in 1961, a year after the school (established for whites only) opened.
Boger was the valedictorian of Blake High School in Tampa, Florida and achieved a score of 492 out of a possible 495 on his college entrance exam. In the fall of 1961, he became the first African-American student at USF. While at school, Boger and a group of white friends were attacked by a mob.[1] Boger graduated in 1965 with a degree in psychology, with minors in Russian and music.[2] He later earned an MBA from the University of North Texas and Doctor of Management degree from the International Management Centres Association (IMCA), of Buckingham, England.[3]
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