Four African Americans Appointed to New Administrative Positions

jeraldwoolfolkadleywebJerald Woolfolk Adley was named vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at the State University of New York at Oswego. Since 2011, she has been vice president for student affairs, enrollment management, and diversity at Mississippi Valley State University.

Dr. Adley holds a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate in urban higher education from Jackson State University in Mississippi. She also holds a master’s degree in counselor education from Iowa State University.

HarrellIvan L. Harrell II was appointed vice president for student success at Lone Star College-CyFair in Cypress, Texas. Earlier in his career he was dean of student services at Anne Arundell Community College in Maryland and coordinator for student affairs at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Virginia.

Dr. Harrell II is a graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. He holds a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate in higher education administration from Florida State University.

Eric-hiltonEric V. Hilton was promoted to assistant vice president for student affairs at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. He will continue in his role as executive director of enrollment management at the university. Prior to joining the staff at Cheyney a year ago, he was senior assistant director of undergraduate admissions at Ohio State University.

Dr. Hilton holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, all from Ohio University in Athens.

JoyceRogersJoyce Q. Rogers was appointed vice president for development and external relations for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has been serving as vice president for development at Ivy Tech Community College.

Rogers is a graduate of Indiana State University, where she majored in psychology. She holds a law degree from the McKinney School of Law at Indiana University.

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