2/20/2019 - Jackson, Miss.
| WHO: | Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning |
| WHAT: | Celebrate Black History Month by naming 2019 Diversity Educator of the Year, honoring university faculty and staff and a community leader |
KAREN CUMMINS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT:
UNIVERSITY HONOREES:
Dr. Natasha Barnes
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Delta State University
Heather A. Wilcox
Director of the Center for University-Based Development
Jackson State University
Dr. Mimmo Parisi
Executive Director of the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (NSPARC)
Mississippi State University
Dr. Scott Willard
Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Phillip Stockton
Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of Choral Activities
Mississippi University for Women
Deborah Purnel
Instructor, English and Foreign Languages and Creative Writing Club Advisor
Mississippi Valley State University
Sandra Cox-McCarty
Associate Dean, School of Law
The University of Mississippi
Dr. Michael Ryan
Professor and Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Dr. Thomas V. O'Brien
Professor, College of Education and Human Sciences
The University of Southern Mississippi
| WHEN: | Thursday, February 21, 2019, 9:00 a.m. |
| WHERE: | IHL Board Room, located in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211. |
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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.
John Sewell
Director of Communications
Telephone: 601.432.6333
