George William Clement Brown

George William Clement Brown

George William Clement Brown was an early administrator who left an invaluable legacy on Norfolk State University. He was the director of the evening college and adult services. He and his wife, Elaine Hucles Brown, were among the early community volunteers who aided service to the Norfolk State unit of Virginia Union University. Collaborating with the initial director, Samuel Fischer Scott. They started their work in September 1935, when the organization then known as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University opened in three rooms on the second level of the Hunton YMCA.

He served as the college's first business manager until 1961. He retired from classes and teaching in 1967. The G.W.C. Brown Memorial Hall, a 154,000-square-foot academic structure featuring classrooms, administrative offices, and a performing arts theater, honors his legacy on campus.