Andrew Pumphrey Torrence (November 20, 1920 – June 11, 1980) was an African-American university administrator.
[5] He subsequently attended the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a master's degree in 1951 and a PhD in 1954.
[4] Torrence served as the third president of his alma mater, Tennessee State University, from 1968 to 1974.
[4] Under his tenure as president, "Dr. Torrence was involved in the Landmark Desegregation suit to dismantle Tennessee's dual system of higher education that was filed in 1968.
[4] His funeral was held at the Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church in Tuskegee, and he was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas.