April 30, 2018

Received

MAY 18 2018

Academic Affairs

Dear President Brown,

This is to inform you that I am retiring from the University as a faculty member and former Dean of the College of Professional Studies in May 2018. I have served the University as a dean from 1998-2015 and faculty member from 1986-1998 and 2015-2018, a total service of thirty-two years. I have kept my promise to my graduate students, who petitioned for me to extend my tenure here two more years, but the time has come for me to retire. I would also like to request Emeritus status for my thirty-two years of service to the University.

As the Dean of the College of Professional Studies, I was in charge of the School of Public Administration, Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work, the School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Nursing and the Applied Technology Department. I was able to develop the Doctor of Nursing program (DNP) and MBA in the School of Business. It is to be noted that with great help of faculty members, I was able to have all the Schools above re-accredited by NASPAA, ABSP, SACCS, and SOW. I was also privileged to conceptualize the Whitney Young statue which was commissioned by the Kentucky State University Alumni Association in 1990.

From a historical perspective, Kentucky State University remains the best kept secret in the state. My time here has been a time of change for the University family that presented a challenge that lent itself to many uncertainties that linger in my time of retirement. During my tenure here, the University has had two major problems: the high rate administrator turnover and suspension of the University's governing by-laws.

The University has undergone three major restructurings in the last three decades, and has been governed by eight presidents, including three interim presidents, and eighteen vice presidents of academic affairs. It has also endured suspension of the University by-laws, which has been a source of disappointment and opened the flood gates for many faculty to leave the University through retirement. This instability also became an impediment to attracting new scholars to join the University. The high turnover of administration combined with the restructuring has impeded our ability to recruit, retain and increase enrollment as well. The lack of stability of administration has also lent itself to financial crises with no one held accountable for the misappropriation or misallocation of vital resources.

Kentucky State University is an equal educational and employment opportunity/affirmative action institution.