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David H. Jackson Jr., Ph.D., Joins as Provost Following a Long Tenure at FAMU
David H. Jackson Jr., Ph.D., was appointed as provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs effective July 1, 2021, following a competitive national search.
Jackson was previously associate provost for graduate education and dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Education at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Fla.
He began his academic career as assistant professor of history at his alma mater, FAMU, in 1997. He was later elected chairman of the Department of History, Political Science, Public Administration, Geography, and African American Studies.
Jackson has earned many awards and distinctions, including Teacher of the Year twice and the FAMU Research Excellence Award. In 2014, Jackson received the Equity Award from the American Historical Association, the largest historical association in the country.
In 2017, he was a Fulbright-Hays Fellow and studied in Botswana and Namibia. He has visited seven countries on the continent of Africa over the course of his professorial career.
He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from FAMU and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Memphis. In addition, Jackson completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University and was selected as an American Council on Education Fellow, as part of the 2017-2018 class. He completed his fellowship at the University of Houston.
Jackson plans to support development of new doctoral programs to help achieve NCCU’s strategic goal of rising in Carnegie classifications, among other initiatives. appointments
Akua Johnson Matherson, M.Ed. Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Akua Johnson Matherson,
M. Ed., was appointed as chief financial officer and vice chancellor for Administration and Finance. Her duties entail a broad level of oversight, including auxiliary enterprises, university budgets, capital planning, accounting, and much more. She previously served as finance director for NCCU.
Fenita Morris-Shepard, J.D., was named chief legal advisor and also heads the Office of Legal Affairs in providing legal advice and counsel on all matters affecting the university. Morris-Shepard served as interim chief legal counsel at NCCU from March 2020 to January 2021. Prior to joining NCCU, she served as counsel at Phelps Dunbar LLC.
Fenita Morris-Shepard, J.D. Chief Legal Counsel
appointments
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Po-Ju Chen, Ph.D. I Program Chair Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program
Po-Ju Chen, Ph.D., was named as chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program and will also serve as the Michael P. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Business. Prior to joining NCCU, she was associate executive director of Northern Arizona University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Jeremi Cheeks I Executive Director, Residential Life
Jeremi Cheeks has been appointed executive director of Residential Life, leading a team charged with providing a safe and comfortable residential experience for students. He previously served as the associate director of Housing and Residence Life at Winston-Salem State University.
Jim Ervin has been named assistant vice chancellor for development. In this role, he will work with development directors within NCCU's academic colleges and schools, as well as the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), the Division of Student Affairs, and the Department of Athletics. He is responsible for securing principal and major gifts in support of institutional priorities and initiatives. He previously served as senior vice president at Atrium Health Foundation and as executive director of the Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation. ENDSLEY VINES
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Kara Endsley Vines was named director of Corporate and Foundation Relations in the Division of Institutional Advancement, where she is responsible for outreach to corporations and foundations in the Triangle area and beyond. Endsley Vines previously served as NCCU’s director of Annual Giving.
Jalisha C. Pone I Director of Development School of Business
Jalisha C. Pone was named director of development for the School of Business, where she will focus on developing major gift prospects and supporters for the school. Pone was formerly director of development for NCCU’s Division of Student Affairs.
Dwain Posey Teague
Director of Development, School of Education and School of Library and Information Sciences
Dwain Posey Teague was appointed director of development for the schools of Education and Library and Information Sciences. His focus will be on increasing the pipeline of major gift prospects and individual support for both schools. Prior to joining NCCU, he was the emerging technologies and outreach librarian for North Carolina Wesleyan College's Pearsall Library.
Candace Bailey, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Arts
Musicologist Candace Bailey, Ph.D., was named the John Neville Distinguished Professor of the Visual and Performing Arts at NCCU. In announcing the appointment, College of Arts, Humanities and Sciences Dean Carlton Wilson praised Bailey's teaching and scholarship on women musicians in the antebellum South. The chair is funded by the C.D. Spangler Foundation.
NCCU TRIVIA
For two decades straight, from 1956 to 1976, an Eagle student-athlete represented NCCU in the Summer Olympic Games. Can you name the NCCU Olympian who won gold and silver in track and fields, in 1972?
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