Dr. Cynthia Warrick
Board Member
A Bit About Me
President Emerita, Stillman College
CEO, Society for Diversity in the Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Cynthia Warrick served as the first female President for Stillman College, a Historically Black (HBCU) liberal arts college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A pharmacist and health services researcher, Dr. Warrick was named one of the Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2023 by the HBCU Campaign Fund. A native of San Antonio, Texas, she served as the Interim President of Grambling State and South Carolina State Universities after advancing the faculty and administrative ranks at Howard University, the University of Texas, Texas Southern University, Florida A&M University, and Elizabeth City State University. During her 20-plus-year tenure in higher education, Dr. Warrick raised over $10 million for undergraduate scholarships. In 2016, she founded the Society for Diversity in the Biomedical Sciences, to facilitate career pathways of underrepresented students into NIH-funded biomedical research and graduate programs. She continues her commitment to HBCUs by serving on the board of the HBCU Endzone, a non-profit organization providing opportunities and support to students and graduates of HBCUs.