Three Universities Name African Americans to Administrative Posts

tonia-walker-adTonia Walker was promoted to director of athletics at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. She was the associate director of athletics and has served as interim director since March 1. She joined the athletics staff at the university in 2000.

Walker is a graduate of Hampton University in Virginia, where she played both varsity basketball and softball. She earned a master’s degree at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

nedra brownNedra Brown was named associate athletics director for internal operations and senior woman administrator at Jackson State University in Mississippi. She is the former acting athletics director and head volleyball coach at Alabama A&M University.

Brown is a graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mike MarionMichael W. Marion was named executive director and associate vice provost of the Sacramento campus of Drexel University. He has been serving as dean of student services and counseling at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. He also has been an adjunct professor at Drexel Sacramento.

Dr. Marion holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from San Diego State University and an educational doctorate from the University of Southern California.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Xavier University of Louisiana to Launch the Country’s Fifth Historically Black Medical School

Once official accreditation approval is granted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission, the new Xaiver University Ochsner College of Medicine will become the fifth medical school in the United States at a historically Black college or university.

New Faculty Positions for Three Black Scholars

The Black scholars taking on new faculty roles are Jessica Kisunzu at Colorado College, Harrison Prosper at Florida State University, and Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo at the State University of New York at Cortland.

South Carolina State University to Launch Four New Degrees in Engineering and Computer Science

Once the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education grants official approval, South Carolina State University plans to offer bachelor's degrees in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, as well as a master's degree in cybersecurity

Herman Taylor Jr. Honored for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Cardiology

Dr. Taylor, endowed professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, serves the founding director and principal investigator of the Jackson Health Study, the largest community-based study of cardiovascular disease in African Americans.

Featured Jobs