Calvin O. Butts

Calvin O. Butts
President of the State University of New York at Old Westbury
In office
1999–2020
Personal details
Born
Calvin Otis Butts III

(1949-07-19)July 19, 1949
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 73)
Harlem, New York, U.S.
SpousePatricia Butts
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.)
Drew University (D.Min.)
ProfessionPastor

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.