Mid-South Delta Leaders

Great News! Donielle Lovell, our MSDL external evaluator, defended her dissertation on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Congrats Donielle!!

Please take a moment to wish her well.

Dr. Stevenson comes to The Valley from Jackson State University where he most recently served as director and founder of the Executive Ph.D. Program/Jake Ayers Institute for Research in Urban Higher Education. Dr. Stevenson founded the institute in 2004, after serving as JSU’s provost and vice president for academic and student affairs from 2001 to 2004.

While on sabbatical last year, he was visiting provost-in-residence for the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). Among his accomplishments was the crafting of the first national research and policy agenda for NAFEO and HBCUs throughout the United States. Previously, he served as a Kellogg Leadership Fellow at NAFEO as a part of a minority-serving institutional leadership development program. His presidential mentorship for this fellowship was completed at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Stevenson was campus provost and chief executive officer at Golden Gate University–Sacramento and Central Valley campuses from 1997 to 1999. He also served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at York College, The City University of New York.

His impressive dossier includes stints as associate vice president for academic affairs at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and as executive assistant to the president at Middle Tennessee State University.

Dr. Stevenson currently lecturers on transformational leadership at Tuskegee University; strategic planning and budgeting for diversity at Stanford University; future higher education trends at Tougaloo College; and future academe at the University of Georgia.

The Valley’s new provost earned a doctorate degree in educational policy and management from the University of Oregon in 1986. He holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction leadership with emphasis in K-12 education, also from the University of Oregon. Dr Stevenson holds three degrees from California State University, including a master of arts degree in social science education with an emphasis in government, a master of arts degree in education administration with an emphasis in higher education, and a bachelor of arts degree in government.

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Our very own, Elaine Baker was recently honored  and presented with  the President’s Volunteer Service Award.   More information on the event will be published in the Bolivar Commercial in the near future.  Elaine, congrats!  What an awesome honor!  Click on the associated files below to view Elaine’s official certificate and letter!

Delta State staff awarded for excellence in service

The 2008 recipients of Delta State University’s “Awards for Staff Excellence in Service” were formally recognized on Friday, June 6 at a luncheon held in the atrium of Kent Wyatt Hall on the Delta State campus.

The awards are funded through the Delta State Foundation and the University in an initiative geared toward recognizing individual staff members who have made outstanding contributions to the university, their colleagues or the university’s relations with communities in the region.

Pictured are: (front row) Director of Student Health Services Bevaline Black, Senior Secretary for the Department of Social Sciences Linda Douglas, Administrative Payroll Officer Donna Fitzgerald, Assistant Director of Human Resources Lisa Giger, Administrative Secretary to the Dean of Education Deleslyn Dakin, Director of Career Services Christy Montesi; (back row) Electrical Supervisor James Marquis, Jr., Groundskeeper for the President’s residence Rickey Brown, Vice President of Finance and Administration Greg Redlin, President of the Foundation Frank Sibley, Supervisor of Carpentry and Painting William (Junior) Miller and Delta State University President Dr. John Hilpert.

The nine award winners each received plaques and commemorative clocks to honor the recognition and a $3,000 cash prize. The awards are separated into three categories: Service to the University, Service to University Colleagues and Service to the Community. Recipients were selected by a representative committee appointed by the Vice President of Finance and Administration with advice from the Administrative Staff Council and the President’s Cabinet.

Nomination calls for the 2009 Foundation Staff Awards for Staff Excellence in Service will go out in early fall. Nominations can be made by employees, students, alumni, community members or the individual, themselves.

Dr. Rochelle Gilbert was recently appointed as President of the Monroe Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. More information to come, but until then….Congrats, Dr. Gilbert!

 ULM named highest-ranking provider for pilot program

The University of Louisiana at Monroe was recently named the state’s premier provider for the Louisiana Leader Fellows Program, a new initiative that will train talented teachers, specifically in high-poverty areas, to become qualified administrators.

Out-of-state and non-affiliated external auditors recognized ULM for its ability to “develop an innovative model that will effectively address the unique needs of the students and geographically-dispersed areas.”

ULM’s College of Education and Human Development is the top selection among four other Louisiana universities that applied to direct this program, a joint effort between the Governor’s Office, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, Board of Regents, and the University of Louisiana System.

Louisiana State University at Shreveport ranked second and will also offer the program.

This initiative will provide school districts with funding to train and certify its best teachers to become highly-qualified principals, assistant principals and district leaders. The 13-month program, which is slated to begin July 1, will greatly benefit education in Louisiana, said Dr. George Rice, professor and Director of ULM¹s Louisiana Leader Fellows Program.

Professors Dr. Rochelle Gilbert and Dr. Beverly Flowers-Gibson will work with him on the initiative.

“This is an incredible opportunity to have a statewide impact on the quality of education for Louisiana students,” Rice said. “We are very excited to have this opportunity to offer our leadership program through a fast-track, highly-interactive model.”

The Board of Regents has already begun the selection of potential candidates through an online survey intended to identify 100-150 qualified applicants. Applicants will be selected for the program via a collaborative process involving ULM program faculty, the Board of Regents and the Department of Education.

Implementation of the new leadership program is contingent upon funds being provided by The Wallace Foundation.

Louisiana has applied for a grant from The Wallace Foundation and is working to attain funding from the foundation and the legislature to support the program. The state will receive official notification during June 2008 regarding the availability of the funding.

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Kimberly Cooley was recently nominated and accepted into Cambridge’s Who’s Who among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs registry.

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The Cambridge mission is to deliver its members the recognition and competitive edge needed to network and do business effectively. Inclusion in the Registry is an honor limited to individuals who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their industry and occupation.”

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Class III member, Duane Dutka, as announced today, has been appointed by the Arkansas Governor’s Office to the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism Advisory Council.  More information to come, but until then…Kudos, Duane!

Congratulations to Tanya Ray of Class III. Tanya recently accepted a position as Mail Specialist with Starmount Insurance in Baton Rouge, LA.  This wonderful opportunity will give Tanya the opportunity to use her BS and MS in Computer Science.  Congratulations, Tanya!