Appointments & Awards

Two Black Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs

Dhyana Ziegler was named to an endowed chair in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication at Florida A&M University and Warren Jones was appointed to an endowed chair at Dillard University in New Orleans.

Two African American Administrators Come to Bluefield State College

Bluefield State College, a historically Black college that now has a student body that is only 10 percent Black, recently announced the appointment of two African Americans to administrative posts.

Two Scholars in New Teaching Roles

Brian K. Gibbs was appointed an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and Laricka Wingate was named director of the Center for Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University.

Honors for Two African Americans in Higher Education

Shauna Carlisle of the University of Washington-Bothell was honored by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Georgetown University is naming its new athletics facility after John R. Thompson Jr.

Two African Americans Named to New Administrative Posts

Deidra Dennie is the new director of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Armstrong Atlantic State University and Jason Horn was named director of athletics at Xavier University of Louisiana.

New Faculty Roles for Two African American Scholars

Rebecca A. Wanzo, an associate professor, was named associate director of the Center for Humanities at Washington University. Tomeka Robinson was promoted and granted tenure at Marietta College in Ohio.

Medgar Evers College Professor Honored by the Government of Montserrat

George Irish, a professor at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, has been selected to receive the Order of Excellence from the government of the island nation of Montserrat in the Caribbean.

Mississippi Valley State University Names Two Women to Academic Affairs Posts

Constance Bland was appointed vice president for academic affairs at Mississippi Valley State University and Kathie Stromile Golden was named associate vice president for academic affairs.

Honors for Two African American Faculty Members

Michael Nduati of the University of California Riverside received a New Faculty Scholar Award and Howard Fuller of Marquette University was named an "Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement."

Five African Americans in New Higher Education Administrative Posts

The appointees are Khala Granville at Indiana University, Romanda Noble-Watson at Claflin University, Lloyd Holmes at Monroe Community College, Darryl Pope at The Lincoln University, and Calvin Thomas IV at Ivy Tech Community College.

New Arts Hall at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools to Honor Gordon Parks

The George Lucas Family Foundation has pledged to donate $25 million to the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools for a new arts hall. At George Lucas' request, the building will be named to honor Gordon Parks.

Columbia University Awards the Kennedy Prize for Drama to Dominque Morisseau

The 2014 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History was awarded by Columbia University to Dominique Morisseau for her play Detroit '67.

NYU Scholar Lyle Ashton Harris Selected to Win the David C. Driskell Prize

Lyle Ashton Harris was chosen as the winner of the 2014 David C. Driskell Prize, given to an early career scholar or artist who has made an original and important contribution to the field of African American art or art history.

Honors for Two African American Professors

Ruth Wilson Gilmore of the City University of New York was honored by the Association of American Geographers and Michelle Albert of Howard University received the Red Dress Award from Women's Day and the American Heart Association.

New Posts for Three African American Administrators

The appointees are Cheryl Harrelson at New Mexico State University, Claude Poux at the Harvard College Observatory and Ferentz Lafargue at Williams College in Massachusetts.

Wanda Fleming Lester to Lead the Business School at North Carolina Central University

Dr. Lester was vice provost for academic affairs and undergraduate programs at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro and has 15 years of experiences as a senior administrator in higher education.

Sylvester James Gates Jr. Named the 2014 Scientist of the Year

Dr. Gates, the John S. Toll Professor of Physics and the director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland College Park, is being honored by the Harvard Foundation.

David McKenzie Will Lead the New Veterinary Hospital at Tuskegee University

Dr. McKenzie, a native of Jamaica, is an associate professor of large animal medicine and surgery at the university's veterinary school. The new hospital is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Names Three New Administrators

Mary E. Benjamin was named the inaugural vice chancellor for research. James B. Tyson was appointed vice chancellor for development/institutional advancement and Jacquelyn McCray is serving as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Honors for Two African American Scholars

Leo E. Morton, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Donald Mitchell Jr., assistant professor of higher education at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are the honorees.

Two African Americans Named to High-Level Administrative Positions

Claude Clegg was appointed associate vice provost for faculty development and diversity at Indiana University and Harriet Frink Davis was named vice chancellor for institutional advancement at North Carolina Central University.

The New Leader of West Virginia University Libraries

Jon E. Cawthorne was named dean of libraries at West Virginia University. He has been serving as the associate dean for public services and assessment at Florida State University Libraries.

The Honors Keep Coming for Natasha Trethewey

The Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University in Atlanta and poet laureate of the United States received the 2014 William Meredith Award for Poetry.

Harvard Pioneer Chosen for Induction Into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

William Clarence Matthews, a member of the Class of 1905 at Harvard University, led the university's baseball team in batting for three straight seasons. In 1905 he batted .400 and stole 22 bases.

University of Arkansas Little Rock Scholar Honored by Gallaudet University

Dr. Glenn Anderson is a 1982 graduate of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., an educational institution for the deaf and hearing impaired. He was the first African American graduate of Galluadet to earn a doctorate.

Four Black Faculty Members Take on New Roles

The faculty members taking on new assignments are Ibrahim Cisse at MIT, Mellonee V. Burnim at Indiana University, Creola Johnson at Ohio State University, and Brian Purnell at Bowdoin College.

Honors for Two African American Scholars

David H. Jackson, a professor at Florida A&M University won an award from the American Historical Association and Angela Glover Blackwell was honored by Brandeis University.

African Americans Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Jacqueline Faulkner is a new vice chancellor at Arkansas State University-Newport. Lori Baker-Lloyd joins the staff at Virginia Tech and Brian Jordan will lead the police department at Howard University.

The New Director of the Center for African American Research and Policy

J. Luke Wood is an assistant professor of administration, rehabilitation, and postsecondary education and interim director of the doctoral program in community college leadership at San Diego State University.

New Board Member at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Jim C. Harper, an associate professor and chair of the department of history at North Carolina Central University in Durham, was elected to the executive council of the organization founded by Carter G. Woodson.

Honors for Four Black Scholars

The honorees are Tiffany Washington of the University of Georgia, Karin Edwards of Three Rivers Community College, Eric Sheppard of Hampton University, and Oluwatoni Aluko of Meharry Medical College.

New Administrative Roles for Four African American Academics

The new appointees are Jaffus Hardrick at Florida International University, Patricia Salley at South Carolina State University, Melanie Hart at CUNY, and Gbubemi Okotieuro at Berkeley College in New York.

New Award-Winning Film Documents Stories of English Women Who Married Black GIs

Valerie Hill-Jackson, clinical associate professor in the department of teaching, learning, and culture at Texas A&M University, has won the 2013 Upton Sinclair Award for her new film documentary.

The New Dean of Graduate Education at Texas Woman’s University

Larry LeFlore has been serving as interim dean for the past year. He joined the faculty at Texas Woman's University in 2005 as professor and chair of the department of family sciences.

Appalachian State University Honors an Early Black Faculty Member

Jesse C. Jackson, one of the first African American faculty members at Appalachian State, is the first honoree to have his or her portrait hung in a Hall of Fame for alumni and faculty of the Reich College of Education.

Robyn Hadley to Direct the Ervin Scholars Program at Washington University

The program awards full-tuition scholarships to incoming first-year students who have shown exceptional academic and leadership achievements and who have shown a commitment to community service and diversity.
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