Cambridge, Massachusetts
1928 - 2022
JONES, Frank First tenured Africian-American at MIT Frank Sidney Jones passed away peacefully on August 28 at the age of 93. The youngest son of David Dallas and Susie Williams Jones, he gathered many life lessons from watching his father and mother serve as the President and First Lady of...
Read MoreI was honored to room with Frank at both Andover and Harvard. He was truly an inspiration at both institutions.
We had lunch at John Kennedy's table in the Union Oyster House just weeks before his death. He had complete command of our joint history and the history of the world. He will be missed by that world. Cliff Crosby '46,'50.
Cliff Crosby
January 27, 2024 | Bethlehem, NH | Classmate
Professor Frank Jones was one of few role models of African-American faculty at MIT during my years on campus. His door was always open to us and some, like me were fortunate enough to take a least one class in his department or engage in a lively group debate with him about current events affecting our community.
Darryl Dawson '73
October 16, 2022
Mount Holyoke extends its deepest sympathies to Frank Jones' family. The College, and indeed the field of higher education, owes its gratitude to Professor Jones for his many years of transformative leadership.
Karena Strella, Chair, Mount Holyoke College Board of Trustees
September 13, 2022
