Donald Wallace Jones

As an innovative educational leader, Dr. Jones has served on national committees and organizations to become a speaker on minority and women-owned businesses. Additionally, he was the first African American Assistant to President of the University of Virginia. Dr. Jones was also the first African American to receive a Ph.D. at Ohio University.

As a retired Full Professor, he established the Dr. Donald W. Jones Foundation: a foundation that promoted strategies and programs for small businesses.

Dr. Jones is the current President of the Board of Directors of Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) at North Brentwood. He, Betty Jean, and their daughter, Tracey, sponsored the Museum’s 2015 exhibit “Transforming Anew: Perspectives of Black Men”. Betty Jean and Tracey are both members of the Prince George’s County Chapter the Links, Incorporated.