Two Black Men in New Administrative Posts

jeeryWoodsJerry Woods was named interim executive vice president at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. Dr. Woods is the former graduate faculty administrator for the University of Tennessee at Martin. He has also served as superintendent of three public school systems.

Dr. Woods is a graduate of what is now the University of Memphis-Lambuth. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Memphis and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi.

camCameron J. Hall was named assistant director of annual giving at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was the call center manager for university advancement and alumni affairs at the University of Montevallo in Alabama.

Hall is a 2013 graduate of the University of Montevallo. He is currently pursuing a master of public administration degree at Troy University in Alabama.

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