Phillip Davis is the new dean of the James M. Hull College of Business at Augusta University in Georgia. Dr. Davis previously served as associate dean for faculty success and research in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University. Before joining the Texas State faculty in 2016, he taught at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and held corporate positions at Bank of America, Ingersoll-Rand, and UPS. His research interests include agency theory, social entrepreneurship, and stakeholder management.
Dr. Davis received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and his MBA in operations management from Clemson University in South Carolina. He holds a Ph.D. in management from the University of North Texas.
Sherree R.B. Davis has been selected to serve as interim dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Education at Hampton University in Virginia. Dr. Davis has been serving as the school’s assistant dean of academic affairs and assistant professor of sociology. Earlier in her tenure, she was chair of the university’s department of sociology. Before joining the Hampton faculty, Dr. Davis was an assistant professor of criminal justice and director of the Office of Civic Engagement, Service Learning, and Assessment at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
Dr. Davis is a graduate of Hampton University, where she majored in sociology with an emphasis in criminal justice. She holds a master’s degree in education and human development and a doctorate in higher education administration from George Washington University.
Ashley S. Dukes has been named academic dean for the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College. Dukes has been working as a psychology instructor for South Georgia Technical College for the past 11 years and as an intensive support coordinator for Columbus Community Services since 2014. She has also worked as a family independent case manager for the Lee County Department of Family and Children Services.
Dukes holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgia Southwestern State University and a master’s degree in psychology from Grand Canyon University.
Margarita David has been appointed interim dean of the Rita & Larry Salva School of Nursing & Health Professions at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare and education, Dr. David has been serving as founding director of interprofessional education in the university’s Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences. Before that role, she was director of simulation programming at the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. David is a graduate of the City College of New York, where she majored in finance. After earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Drexel University in Philadelphia, she completed a master’s degree in leadership and education and a doctor of nursing practice degree from Wilmington University in Delaware.
Phillip Davis photo credits: Michael Holahan and Stephanie Hill
