Thomas WhittleDr. Thomas L. Whittle was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, on January 24, 1948. He graduated from East End High School in South Hill, Virginia, in 1966, and graduated from the University of Maryland University College at College Park with a Bachlor of Science in business and management in June 1992. He received his Master of Education degree from Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia, in December 1996; he received his Master of Divinity from Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology from Virginia Union University in May 2002; and he received his doctor of education degree in May 2011, also from Virginia State University. Dr. Whittle's dissertation topic is The Impact of Student Participation in Extra Curricular Activities on Academic Achievement. Read More Read Less