Mississippi Public Universities - IHL News - BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HONORING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, COMMUNITY LEADER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HONORING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, COMMUNITY LEADER

2/15/2023 - Jackson, Miss.

WHO:	Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
WHAT:	Celebrate Black History Month by naming the 2023 Karen Cummins Community Service Award recipient, naming the 2023 Diversity Educator of the Year, and honoring university faculty and staff, and a community leader for diversity and inclusion efforts
KAREN CUMMINS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT:
	Shawn Brevard Community Volunteer from Tupelo, Miss.
UNIVERSITY HONOREES:
	Ping Zhang, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Alcorn State University Sylma Samuel-Ferreira Instructor of Spanish and ESL Delta State University Frances C. Dancer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Jackson State University David R. Buys, Ph.D. Associate Professor and State Health Specialist Mississippi State University Antonio J. Gardner, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Health Promotion Mississippi State University, DAFVM Catherine L. Cotton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology Mississippi University for Women Rochelle McGee-Cobbs, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Lead Official of MVSU's Prison Education Partnership Program Mississippi Valley State University E. Gray Flora, IV, Ph.D. Director, Grove Scholars at University of Mississippi University of Mississippi Roberto P. Santos, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics University of Mississippi Medical Center Adina Narcisse Green, Ph.D. Director, TRIO-Student Support Services University of Southern Mississippi
WHEN:	Thursday, February 16, 2023, 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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