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

2/19/2014 - Jackson, Miss.

WHO:	Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
WHAT:	Celebrate Black History Month by naming 2014 Diversity Educator of the Year, honoring university faculty and staff and a community leader
COMMUNITY LEADER HONOREE:
	Robert Smith, M.D. Physician, Civil Rights Activist, Researcher, Educator and Public Policy Advocate
UNIVERSITY HONOREES:
	Dr. Darryl Grennell Instructor of Biological Sciences Alcorn State University Dr. Temika Simmons Assistant Professor of Psychology, College of Education and Human Sciences Delta State University Dr. Loretta A. Moore Interim Vice President for Research and Federal Relations, Professor of Computer Science Jackson State University Dr. Rani Warsi Sullivan Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering Mississippi State University Dr. Paula Threadgill Associate Director of the MSU Extension Service Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Dr. Kimberly Dorsey Associate Professor of Management Mississippi University for Women Dr. Alphonso Sanders Chair of the Department of Fine Arts Mississippi Valley State University Ms. Valeria Beasley-Ross Assistant Dean of Students for Multicultural Affairs and Volunteer Services The University of Mississippi Dr. Bettina M. Beech, P.H., M.P.H. Associate Vice Chancellor for Population Health The University of Mississippi Medical Center Dr. Adina Green Assistant Director of Student Support Services in charge of the TRIO Program The University of Southern Mississippi
WHEN:	Thursday, February 20, 2014, 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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