Mississippi Public Universities - IHL News - BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HONORING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF ALONG WITH COMMUNITY LEADER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HONORING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF ALONG WITH COMMUNITY LEADER

2/19/2020 - Jackson, Miss.

WHO:	Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
WHAT:	Celebrate Black History Month by naming 2020 Diversity Educator of the Year, honoring university faculty and staff and a community leader
KAREN CUMMINS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT:
	Dr. Eddie A. Holloway Retired Administrator and Community Volunteer, Hattiesburg
UNIVERSITY HONOREES:
	Dr. Ira Scott-Sewell Associate Professor and Associate of Science in Nursing Program Coordinator Alcorn State University Dr. Glendscene Williams Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Business and Entrepreneurial Research Delta State University Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts Interim Chair and Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Department of Music Jackson State University Dr. Donald Shaffer Director of African American Studies Program and Associate Professor of English Mississippi State University Dr. C. LaShan Simpson Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Penny Sansing Mansell Director of the Child and Parent Development Center Mississippi University for Women Dr. Abigail S. Newsome Graduate Coordinator of Bioinformatics/Associate Professor of Biology Mississippi Valley State University Dr. Jodi Skipper Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology The University of Mississippi Dr. Mohadetheh Moulana Assistant Professor, Division of Neurobiology and Behavior Research, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior The University of Mississippi Medical Center Dr. Susan Mayfield-Johnson Associate Professor, School of Health Professions The University of Southern Mississippi
WHEN:	Thursday, February 20, 2020, 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.

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