Archie Alphonso Alexander
- Attended a one-room schoolhouse 1-8 grades
- Attended Jackson State University 9-12 grades and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Economics in 1928
- Received Master’s degree in School Administration from Northwestern University
- First African American male to have high school named for him
- Principal of Alexander High School
- Served 12 years as supervisor of education in the State Department of Education
- MSU consultant for desegregation of schools
- Served on boards/committees of Boy Scouts of America, State Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association, State PTA, Board of Trustees for Hinds Community College and Jackson State Development Association
- Awards – Elks’ Outstanding Service Award, 1964 Governor’s Merit Award, the Silver Beaver Award for Service, and the YMCA Service Citation
- 1973 Jackson State Athletic Hall of Fame
- Member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity
- Married to Frances M. Alexander
- Died April, 1995
