Mississippi Public Universities - Nursing Education - Nursing Deans and Directors

Nursing Education in Mississippi

Nursing Education

Deans & Directors

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Nursing Deans and Directors

Alcorn State University

Dr. Shirley Evers-Manly
Interim Dean of Nursing
601.304.4301

Dr. Linda Godley
Director of Accreditation, Assessment, Compliance & Evaluation and Interim Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
601.304.4385

Belhaven University

Dr. Dana Armstrong
Director of RN-BSN Program
601.973.5011

Dr. Tina McDyess
Director of Pre-Licensure BSN Program
601.968.8940

Dr. Johnnie Sue Wijewardane
Dean, School of Nursing
601.968.8935

Blue Mountain Christian University

Ms. Hannah Bascomb
BSN Department Chair
662.685.4771

Dr. Tammie McCoy
Dean of Nursing
662.685.4771

Coahoma Community College

Dr. Chequitia Dixon
Dean of Health Sciences
662.621.4691

Ms. Lorean Willingham
Director, Associate Degree Nursing Program
662.621.4694

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Ms. Mary Ann Flint
Director, Associate Degree Nursing
601.643.8413

Delta State University

Dr. Vicki Bingham
Dean, Robert E. Smith School of Nursing
662.846.4268

Dr. Nora Gough-Davis
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
662.846.4264

Dr. Addie Herrod
Chair of Nursing
662.846.4257

Dr. Brandy Smith
Graduate Program Coordinator
662.846.4270

East Central Community College

Dr. Donna Everett
Dean of Healthcare Education
601.635.6294

East Mississippi Community College

Ms. Jamonicia Johnson
Director of Nursing and Allied Health
662.243.2664

Hinds Community College

Ms. Kathy Elliott
District Dean of Health Sciences
Dean NAHC
601.376.4950

Ms. Wendy Lingle
Dean of Nursing
601.376.4953

Holmes Community College

Dr. Alice Austin
Department Chair, Associate Degree Nursing Program
Assistant Director - Ridgeland Campus
601.605.3419

Ms. Patty Jones
Assistant Director, Grenada Campus
662.227.2305

Itawamba Community College

Dr. Dana Walker
Program Director, Associate Degree Nursing
662.620.5205

Jones County Junior College

Mr. Mike Cummings
Program Director, Division of Associate Degree Nursing
601.477.4099

Ms. Teresa McDonald
Dean, School of Health Sciences

Meridian Community College

Dr. Lara Collum
Associate VP, Nursing & Health Education
601.484.8728

Mississippi College

Dr. Lisa Eichelberger
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
601.432.6486

Mr. Rick Lewis
Chair, Undergraduate Programs
601.925.3390

Dr. Deborah Welch
Chair, Graduate Programs
601.925.3394

Mississippi Delta Community College

Ms. Traci Beckham
Director of Nursing
ADN Chair
662.246.6415

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Ms. Natalie Allen
School of Nursing Level I Coordinator
228.267.8638

Dr. Debra Buie
School of Nursing Year I Chair
228.267.8642

Dr. Joan Hendrix
Associate Vice President School of Nursing & Health Professions
228.267.8643

Ms. Ashli Locke
School of Nursing Level II & Practical Nurse Coordinator
228.267.8640

Ms. Stephanie Nguyen
School of Nursing Levels III & IV Coordinator
228.267.8608

Dr. Karol Purdie
School of Nursing Year II Chair
228.267.8688

Dr. Stephanie Roberts
Director, Simulation Center
228.267.8664

Mississippi State University

Dr. Mary Stewart
Dean and Professor, Nursing
601.696.2277

Mississippi University for Women

Dr. Terri Hamill
Chair, Department of Graduate Nursing
662.329.7320

Dr. Brandy Larmon
Chair, Department of Associate Nursing
662.329.7312

Dr. Brandy Larmon
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
662.329.7299

Dr. Maria Scott
Chair, Department of Baccalaureate Nursing
662.329.7302

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Dr. Melissa Morgan
Director, Associate Degree Nursing
662.720.7773

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Ms. Lesley Thweatt
Director of Nursing
662.562.3981

Pearl River Community College

Dr. Jennifer Laborde
Associate Degree Nursing Coordinator
601.403.1065

Ms. Brandi Linares
Director of Nursing Education
601.403.1018

Southwest Mississippi Community College

Ms. Stephanie Greer
Associate Vice President for Nursing
601.276.3837

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Dr. Audwin Fletcher
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
601.984.6210

Dr. Leigh Holley
Assistant Dean for Oxford Instructional Site
662.915.2057

Dr. Tina Martin
Interim Dean
601.984.6220

Dr. Sharon McElwain
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
601.815.9478

Dr. Anne Norwood
Associate Dean for Practice & Partnership
601.984.6236

Dr. Michelle Palokas
Interim Associate Dean for Administration

Dr. Joseph Tacy
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
601.815.4123

Dr. Lei Zhang
Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship
601.984.6234

University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. LaWanda Baskin
Director, School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
601.266.6081

Dr. Arlene Jones
Director, School of Professional Nursing Practice
601.266.5759

Dr. Lachel Story
Dean, College of Nursing & Health Professions
601.266.6485

William Carey University

Dr. Judy Baker
Undergraduate Program Director
LPN-AP Program
601.318.6263

Dr. Leslie Harrington
Undergraduate Academic Director
Tradition Campus
228.702.1827

Dr. Susan Hart
Associate Dean of Graduate Nursing
225.953.7020

Ms. Maegan Montgomery
Undergraduate Academic Director
Hattiesburg Campus
601.318.6259

Dr. Alicia Newell
Dean of Nursing
601.318.6709

Dr. Emily Scott
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Nursing
601.318.6037

Ms. Kelly Williamson
Lead Undergraduate Academic Director
601.318.6257

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (Board) is empowered by the State Legislature (Miss. Code [1991 Supp.] § 37-129-1, et seq.) and required to establish by rules and regulations and promulgate uniform standards for accreditation of Schools of Nursing in the State of Mississippi.