Jerome H. Holland

[1] He was the first African-American to sit on the board of the New York Stock Exchange (1972), and the first appointed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's governing body, "The Corporation".

Boggs convinced the Board of Trustees of Delaware State College to fill the school's leadership vacancy by appointing Holland to be the sixth president in the then-62-year history of the institution.

[7] In the subsequent years, some state officials were calling for the closure of DSC, while other advocated that it be converted to a junior college for Blacks.

[8] Under President Holland's leadership, significant improvements were made to the operation of the DSC Business Office.

The college's first-ever general education program was established during his tenure, and there was a significant increase volume of books and the usage of the campus library.

[5] In March 1960, Dr. Holland announced his resignation from Delaware State College to accept a new appointment—the presidency of then-Hampton Institute (now University).

In 2018, Delaware State University erected and dedicated the Dr. Jerome H. Holland Memorial Statue on the front of the campus near the main entrance.

During his ten-year presidency, Hampton experienced a new period of growth that included the construction of 12 new buildings at the cost of approximately $19 million.

[5] In 1979, as the result of his appointment by President Jimmy Carter, Holland became the first African American to serve as the chairman of the Red Cross Board of Governors, a position he held until his death.