TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs has been named the first female president in Texas College's 132-year history, a milestone marked Thursday at a ceremony at the Mayfair Building in Tyler."Today is a new day for Texas College," Gibbs said at the event.

Background and experienceGibbs is not new to historically Black colleges and universities.

She attended an HBCU herself and most recently led the business division at Morehouse College, where she helped raise more than $30 million for students.