Harold Lee Martin Sr., Ph.D.

Harold Lee Martin Sr., Ph.D. is the Chancellor North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T), the largest public, historically black land-grant research university by enrollment since 2014. They hold numerous research grants from NASA and were selected in 2021 to be a member of the United States Space Force University Partnership Program. Before his election as Chancellor of A&T, Martin served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of North Carolina System. He also served as the Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University and in a number of posts at A&T including Vice Chancellor for the Division of Academic Affairs, Dean of the College of Engineering.

Dr. Martin has been instrumental in establishing and fostering strategic partnerships such as the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at the Gateway University Research Park and playing a significant role in Opportunity Greensboro, the city’s alliance between the seven colleges and universities and the business community. Martin lends himself to service on various boards including the American Council on Education, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Review Advisory Board, He is a member of Tau Beta Pi (The Engineering Honor Society), Eta Kappa Nu Association, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Martin received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from A&T and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.