He received his bachelor of arts degree from Knoxville College, 1993 and master of education from Atlanta University, 1946.
He married Gladys Moore Greene, a librarian and graduate student at the University of Michigan, who died in 2013.
[4][5] During his career, Griffen served as a principal Lincoln Academy High School at Fort Pierce, Florida.
[6] In 1958, Greene was appointed president of Volusia County Junior College, one of 12 public junior colleges established in Florida for African-Americans, majority of which were established between 1957 and 1962 under the initiative started by Governor LeRoy Collins.
The event included the unveiling of a new timeline mural that will be permanently displayed inside the Greene Center, highlighting his legacy