# Charlene Drew Jarvis

Charlene Drew Jarvis (born July 31, 1941, in Washington, D.C. as Charlene Rosella Drew) is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31, 2009. Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Charles Drew.

## Life

Jarvis earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College in 1962, a Master of Science degree in psychology from Howard University in 1964, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in neuropsychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1971.
Ward 4's representative to the Council of the District of Columbia, Arrington Dixon, won the election for chairman of the council in November 1978, leaving the Ward 4 seat vacant. Jarvis won the special election to fill the seat on May 1, 1979. She was then reelected to the council in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996. Jarvis sought reelection again in 2000, but she was defeated in the Democratic primary by Adrian Fenty who also holds degrees from Oberlin and Howard University.

## Electoral history
### 1979

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Special Election, 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 3,615 | 28 |
| Democratic | Norman C. Neverson | 2,280 | 18 |
| Democratic | Dorothy Maultsby | 1,430 | 11 |
| Democratic | Victoria T. Street | 1,325 | 10 |
| Democratic | Barry Campbell | 878 | 7 |
| Democratic | Nathaniel "Nate" Sims | 726 | 6 |
| Democratic | Richard Clark | 657 | 5 |
| Democratic | Goldie Cornelius Johnson | 459 | 4 |
| Democratic | Andrew W. Coleman | 451 | 4 |
| Democratic | Mary G. Prahinski | 259 | 2 |
| Democratic | Malcolm W. Diggs | 239 | 2 |
| Democratic | William Revely | 200 | 2 |
| DC Statehood | Gregory A. Rowe | 78 | 1 |
| Democratic | Ernest Bowman | 51 | 0 |
| Democratic | Robert V. Brown | 39 | 0 |
| Democratic | Felix B. Redmond | 12 | 0 |

### 1980

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | | |
| | Democratic | Write-in candidates | | |
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 20,127 | 94 |
| | Republican | Israel Lopez | 1,297 | 6 |

### 1984

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 8,687 | 75 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lett Simmons | 2,884 | 25 |
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 22,226 | 97 |
| | | Write-in candidates | 687 | 3 |

### 1988

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1988 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 5,767 | 52 |
| Democratic | Linda Cropp | 5,173 | 47 |
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 50 | 1 |
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1988 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 22,123 | 88 |
| DC Statehood | Dennis Fitch | 1,583 | 6 |
| Republican | George T. Farrell III | 1,277 | 5 |

### 1990

Mayor of the District of Columbia, Democratic Party Primary Election, 1990 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sharon Pratt Dixon | 43,426 | 34 |
| Democratic | John L. Ray | 32,255 | 26 |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 27,063 | 21 |
| Democratic | David A. Clarke | 13,768 | 11 |
| Democratic | Walter E. Fauntroy | 9,261 | 7 |
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 555 | 0 |

### 1992

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1992 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 7,316 | 50 |
| Democratic | F. Alexis Roberson | 7,202 | 49 |
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 111 | 1 |
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1992 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 22,720 | 77 |
| Independent | Taalib Din Ugdah | 5,246 | 18 |
| Republican | Paul V. Brown | 1,162 | 4 |
| | Write-in candidates | 388 | 1 |

### 1996

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1996 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 5,237 | 53 |
| Democratic | Dwight E. Singleton | 2,464 | 25 |
| Democratic | Diane Miller | 1,555 | 16 |
| Democratic | Pat Kidd | 597 | 6 |
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 78 | 1 |
Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1996 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 18,291 | 78 |
| Umoja | Rick Malachi | 4,839 | 21 |
| | Write-in candidates | 217 | 1 |

### 2000

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 2000 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Adrian Fenty | 8,136 | 57 |
| Democratic | Charlene Drew Jarvis | 6,193 | 43 |
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 51 | 0 |