Dr. Yancy, the 1st African American Chairman of the Atlanta chapter of SCORE

Robert J. Yancy is the 1st African American Chairman of the Atlanta Chapter of SCORE.  The chapter has 12 branch offices and more than 60 volunteers. In 1986, Yancy founded the School of Management at Southern Polytechnic State University.  It was the first graduate degree program and first academic degree program outside of “Engineering Technology” in the history of the institution.  His management degree programs earned accreditation in the shortest possible time.  Yancy was elected “Professor Emeritus” and “Outstanding Faculty of the Year” for 2005-2006, and received the university’s nomination to the “University System of Georgia Hall of Fame” in 2006.During his tenure as an administrator within the University System of Georgia, Dr. Yancy served as Chairman of the Regent’s Council of Business School Deans, and as Chairman of the Regent’s Advisory Committee on Graduate Affairs. Prior to working at Southern Polytechnic he served the faculties of the University of West Georgia, Clark Atlanta University, Hampton University, Albany State University, and Southern University. He has a number of research publications relating to small business and management, including a six-part series entitled “Managing Business” that appeared in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and a book entitled Federal Government Policy and Black Business Enterprise. He also co-authored (with Dr. Edward D. Irons) a series of case studies on African American entrepreneurs.