OSCAR JEROME GREEN,

69, president of Shorter College in North Little Rock, Ark., and resident of Sherwood, Ark., passed away on April 7, 2024. Originally from Pell City, Ala.,

Green moved to Arkansas in 1978. He became an attorney and opened a law practice in the 1990s. He worked with President Bill Clinton’s administration and the Arkansas Ethics Commission in the 1990s and early 2000s. President Green was also an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church as well as a member of the AME church’s Judicial Council (similar to the U.S. Supreme Court). President Green pastored several churches in both Alabama and Arkansas, most recently Connor Chapel AME Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green began serving as the 45th president of Shorter College in 2012. Under President Green’s leadership, Shorter College had record-breaking enrollment and graduates, new academic programs, and the establishment of the STEM Center for Academic Excellence. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Linda Ann Haynie Green; children, Jermicha Fomby, Dr. Linda Nicole Green Harvey, Conrad Jerome Green, and their spouses; grandchildren, siblings-in-law, nephews, a niece, and other relatives.

Visitation Service will be held Friday, April 19, 2024, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Connor Chapel AME Church, 2100 Main Street, Little Rock, Ark. 72206. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Henry Allen Belin Health Flex (Shorter College Gymnasium), 604 North Locust Street, North Little Rock, Ark. 72114. Also, the service can be viewed via Shorter College’s YouTube page. The services are entrusted to the Willis Funeral Home, 101 Park Street, McGehee, Ark. 71654.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Dr. Linda Ann Haynie Green via Zelle using the email address of lindaannhayniegreenmd@gmail.com or P.O. Box 6124, Sherwood, Ark. 72124. Funds will be used for The President O. Jerome Green Scholarship Fund at Shorter College.