Alicia Wilson has been named vice president for civic engagement and opportunity at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Her appointment marks a return to Johns Hopkins, where she previously served as the university’s inaugural vice president for economic development and community partnerships for three years. For the past two years, she has been the managing director of the North American regional philanthropy team at JPMorgan Chase.
Wilson received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and her juris doctorate from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Oliver “Buddy” Pough has been named interim director of athletics at South Carolina State University, a historically Black institution. He previously served as the HBCU’s head football coach for 22 years. During his long tenure, he led the university to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and two national HBCU titles. He is currently the all-time winningest coach in the school’s history.
Pough is a two-time graduate of South Carolina State University.
Rosslyn Knight has been promoted to vice president of strategy and chief of staff at Guttman Community College in New York City. For the past two years, she has served as the community college’s executive chief of staff. She has over three decades of experience in education, including leadership roles with Maricopa Community College and Rio Salado College.
Dr. Knight holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, a master’s degree in language and literacy from Harvard University, and a doctorate in community college leadership from San Diego State University.
Monique Michelle Dozier has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at North Carolina A&T State University, a historically Black institution. She comes to her new role from the University of California, Riverside, where she currently serves as vice chancellor for advancement and president of the UCR Foundation. Earlier, she was vice president and chief advancement officer at Morehouse College, an HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dozier holds a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems management from Bethel College in Indiana.
Rickey Frierson has been promoted to assistant vice president for strategic student success initiatives at Colorado State University. He most recently served as assistant dean of diversity and inclusion for the university’s Warner College of Natural Resources. He has 15 years of experience overseeing social justice, diversity and inclusion, and student success initiatives in higher education.
Dr. Frierson is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he majored in business management with a minor in leadership studies and programs. He holds a master’s degree in organization development from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Houston.
