Remembering Dr. Lucille M. Brown: Longtime Richmond educator, former RPS superintendent has died

Her alma mater, Virginia Union University, shared the news on Friday, along with a tribute.

Dr. Brown graduated from VUU in 1950 and started teaching in Fairfax County before becoming a biology teacher at Armstrong High School in Richmond.

In 1974, she became principal of Armstrong and ended up making her way to higher administration, becoming assistant superintendent for secondary education in 1985 and assistant superintendent for instruction in 1989.

Dr. Brown was the first Black woman to be superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, a position she held from 1991 to 1994. In total, she worked in public education for 41 years.

"Beyond her administrative roles, Dr. Brown was deeply involved in community service," VUU said. "She served on the Virginia Union University Board of Trustees,