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T. J. Bryan
1945–
United States
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Biography
T. J. (Thelma Jane) Bryan is an American educator who rose from poverty in rural Maryland to become the first African-American woman to be elected by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to serve as Chancellor of one of its constituent institutions.
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