Dr. Givens was always going to share history, knowledge and wisdom, said LaTonia Collins Smith. Author: Robert Townsend Updated: 10:30 PM CDT July 20, 2021
ST. LOUIS Dr. Givens was one that never met a stranger, said LaTonia Collins Smith, the Interim President at Harris-Stowe State University.
Henry Givens was also a proud St. Louis native. Harris Stowe s highly-respected President Emeritus passed away early Tuesday morning. He was 90 years old.
He attended St. Louis Public Schools and later earned degrees from Lincoln, St. Louis and Harvard universities.
Givens began his career as a teacher in the Webster Groves School District and became principal of the first prototype of a magnet school in the nation.