Portia Holmes Shields | |
|---|---|
| President of Tennessee State University | |
Interim | |
| In office January 2, 2011 – 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Melvin N. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Glenda Glover |
| 7th President of Albany State University | |
| In office July 9, 1996 – June 30, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | District of Columbia Teachers College George Washington University University of Maryland, College Park |
Portia Holmes Shields is an American academic administrator who served as the seventh president of Albany State University from 1996 to 2005. She was its first female president. Shields was the interim president of Tennessee State University from 2011 to 2012.