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Vernease Miller, MHA. JD was named Director for Healthcare Programs effective July 1st. She succeeds Dr. Joel E. Vickers who returned to full time teaching after serving as Program Director for seventeen years. Dr. Miller began her career at Pfeiffer University in 1996 as an advisor in the School of Adult Studies where she was responsible for the undergraduate health administration program. She served as an adjunct instructor in the MHA program for several years before joining the graduate faculty full-time in 2006. Later, she was promoted to Coordinator for Health Programs in 2010 to assist Dr. Vickers with SACS
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Miller is famous among faculty and students for her “do the right thing just because it is the right thing to do” mantra. Her law &
ethics lectures inspire students to correspond with her years after graduation whenever a new ethics issue makes national headlines. This past summer some close friends honored her with an award that declares her to be “Pfeiffer’s best mentor to faculty and students.” Heading Pfeiffer’s largest department with its roster of nine fulltime faculty, graduate and undergraduate programs and over 480 students will be a challenging undertaking. Miller stated, “I am grateful for the opportunity and look forward to future.” Valerie Johnston, MBA, Ph.D., FACHE and Gwyndolan Swain, RN, BSN, MHA, MBA, Ph.D. (C) joined the department faculty as well. Dr. Johnston comes to Pfeiffer from the University of North Florida. She is the new Assistant Director responsible for curriculum development and continuous program review
and improvement. She will teach health services marketing and policy classes during fall. Gwyndolan Swain is not a newcomer to Pfeiffer. She is a graduate of the MHA and MBA programs. A former CMC administrator she taught in the School of Adult Studies as an adjunct for the past five years. She will continue to teach undergraduate classes in addition to graduate classes. “We are excited to begin this academic year fully staffed with exceptional faculty”, Dr. Miller said. “I am confident that we have the resources needed to provide a rigorous quality learning experience for our students. I have every reason to believe that they will leave our program prepared to help shape the future of healthcare locally, nationally and globally.”