Calvin O. Butts | |
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President of the State University of New York at Old Westbury | |
In office 1999–2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Calvin Otis Butts III July 19, 1949 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | October 28, 2022 Harlem, New York, U.S. | (aged 73)
Spouse | Patricia Butts |
Education | Morehouse College (BA) Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.) Drew University (D.Min.) |
Profession | Pastor |
Calvin Otis Butts III (July 19, 1949 – October 28, 2022) was an American academic administrator and a senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, which historically was the largest black church in New York City. He led the Abyssinian Development Corporation, which focuses on Harlem, and was president of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.