A Pair of African American Women Appointed to Administrative Posts at HBCUs

Valora Richardson was named director of Hampton University Online. She was assistant director of technology-enhanced teaching and learning at Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Dr. Richardson earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a Ph.D. in instructional technology from Georgia State University. She holds a master’s degree in technical communication from what is now Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia.

Sonya Audria Miller was appointed counsel at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens. Most recently, she served from 2011 to 2020 as deputy general counsel at Broward College in Florida.

Miller obtained a bachelor’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta and a juris doctorate from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia.

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