UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Mary Evan Sias—President
B.A., Tougaloo College; M.B.A., Abilene Christian College; M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Steve Mason—Chief of Staff, Special Assistant to the President
B.S., Kentucky State University; M.P.A., Kentucky State University
James P. Chapman—Interim Provost / Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A., St. Meinrad; M.A., Indiana University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University
Rubye Williams Jones—Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
B.S., Texas Woman's University; M.A., Texas Woman's University; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Hinfred McDuffie—Vice President for Administration, External Relations, and Development
B.S., Tuskegee University; M.S.S., Alabama State University
Alice B. Johnson—Chief Financial Officer
B.A., University of North Texas; M.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington; CPA
Angela Curry—General Counsel
B.A., Spelman College; J.D., Boston University
Denisha Hendricks, Ed.D.—Director of Athletics
B.S., University of South Carolina; M.Ed., Auburn University; Ed.D., Auburn University
Ralph Kimbrough, Ph.D., CPA, CIA—Internal Auditor
B.S., University of Florida; M.Acc., University of Florida;
Ph.D., University of Florida
Robin Geiger, Ph.D. —Director of Institution Research and Assessment
B.S.E.D., Ohio University; M.S. West Virginia University, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Ivory Griskell—Director of Risk Compliance
B.S., Stillman College; M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., Kennedy-Western University
Harold R. Benson, Ph.D.—Director of Land Grant Programs
Sheila Stuckey, M.L.S.—Director of Blazer Library
Anne S. Butler, Ph.D.—Director of the Stewardship of Place Program
Herman Walston, Ph.D.—Director, the Office of Sponsored Programs
Alice B. Johnson, M.B.A., CPA—Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs
Katherine Napier, M.B.A., CIA, CISA, CPA—Associate Vice President for Business Operations
Jack McNear, M.B.A. — Director of Capital Planning
Claudine Gee, M.B.A., S.P.H.R.—Budget Officer
Gary Meiseles, M.S.—Executive Director of Human Resources
Tonya Montgomery, B.S.—Director of Purchasing
Natalie T. Turner, M.P.A.—Bursar
Ruby Jones, Ph.D.—Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Vernell Bennett, M.A.— Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Roosevelt Shelton, Ph.D.—Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Ronald T. Banks, M.S.—Interim Director of Counseling/Career Planning and Placement
Mary T. Fields, R.N., M.P.A.—Director of Student Health Services
Leslie K. Thomas, M.A.—Director of Student Life
Stephanie B. Bastin— Chief of University Police
John B. Martin, M.M., M.S.—Registrar
Yolanda Cherie Benson, M.P.A.—Assistant Registrar
James A. Burrell, M.A.—Director of Admissions
Kathy Peale, J.D.—Associate Director of Admissions
Carol Parks, M.S.—Director of Testing/ C.P.C.P.
Carmella A. Conner, M.S.Ed.—Director of Financial Aid
Hinfred McDuffie, M.S.S.—Vice President for Administration, External Relations, and Development
Edward Fields, B.A. — Director of Information Technology
Harold Hayes, M.B.A.—Director of Auxiliary Enterprise
Garland Higgins, M.S.—Director of Alumni Relations
Felicia Lewis, M.A. — Assistant Vice President / Director of Communications
Vacant — Director of Facilities Services
Vacant — Director of Residence Life
James P. Chapman, Ph.D.—Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
Titilayo Ufomata, Ph.D. — Associate Provost
Penny Smith; Ph.D.—Assistant Provost for Outreach and Extended Programs
Sam O. Oleka, Ph.D.—Dean, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Gashaw Lake, Ph.D.—Dean, College of Professional Studies
Charles Bennett, Ph.D.—Dean, College of Mathematics, Science, Technology and Health