W. Anthony Neal has been named vice president for university advancement at Florida A&M University and executive director of the FAMU Foundation. He has a robust background leading advancement initiatives and fundraising at HBCUs, including recent service as senior vice president of advancement at Wiley University in Marshall, Texas, and vice president of institutional advancement at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Neal holds a bachelor’s degree from Denison University in Ohio, a master’s degree from Central Michigan University, and a doctorate from Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Tara Cunningham has been named director of communications and marketing at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her background includes over a decade of experience in communications, marketing, and strategic planning. She previously served as the public information director for the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
Cunningham received her bachelor’s degree in English from Dillard University.
David Camps has been appointed vice president of research administration at North Carolina A&T State University. He most recently served as vice president of operations at H4 Enterprises. Earlier, he was assistant vice chancellor for sponsored research and programs at Campbell University in North Carolina.
Camps holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowie State University in Maryland and a master’s degree in information systems from George Mason University in Virginia. He is currently pursuing a doctorate at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
Michael Meyers has been appointed special assistant to the president at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. He was the publisher of the Metro Courier newspaper in Augusta and has served as the pastor of the Pleasant Rock Baptist Church in South Carolina.
Meyers holds an associate’s degree in general education from the Georgia Military College.
Sidney Brown has been named director of institutional learning outcome and assessment and assistant to the chief of staff at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He brings over three decades of educational leadership experience to his new role. His previous positions include chair for instructional leadership at Alabama State University and special assistant to the provost at Southern University in Louisiana.
Dr. Brown is an alumnus of Tuskegee University, where he majored in agribusiness education. He holds a master’s degree from Alabama A&M University and a Ph.D. in agricultural education and educational administration from Iowa State University.