September 30, 2015

SEC Announces 2015-16 Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows

SEC ALDP participants work together on a group exercise during the spring 2015 workshop at Texas A&M University

By: Bryant Welbourne
SECU (Twitter: @TheSECU)

Fifty faculty and administrators from Southeastern Conference universities have been selected as 2015-16 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows, the league office announced Wednesday.

The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program (SEC ALDP) is a professional development program that seeks to identify, prepare and advance academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond. It has two components: a university-level development program designed by each institution for its own participants and two, three-day, SEC-wide workshops held on specified campuses for all program participants.

This year’s workshops will be October 5-7 at the University of Arkansas and February 24-26, 2016 at the University of Mississippi.

“The individuals selected by their SEC universities to participate in the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program represent the future of higher education administration,” said Torie Johnson, SECU Executive Director. “The leadership skills they already possess are sure to be enhanced by the SEC ALDP experience.”

Since its creation in 2008, more than 270 faculty and academic administrators have completed the SEC ALDP, and program alumni have become deans and provosts, among other senior-level positions, at universities around the SEC and country.

The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program is a part of SECU, the academic initiative of the SEC. SECU actively highlights the endeavors and achievements of the students and faculty of the conference’s 14 member universities.

The 2015-16 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows are:

Melondie Reeves Carter, University of Alabama, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Capstone College of Nursing

Matthew Holt, University of Alabama, Department Head, Economics, Finance and Legal Studies

Tricia McElroy, University of Alabama, Associate Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, College of Arts and Sciences

Javonda Williams, University of Alabama, Assistant Dean for Education Programs and Student Services, School of Social Work

Jeff Murray, University of Arkansas, Department Chair, Marketing

Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas, Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering

Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas, Associate Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, Department of Management

Michael Riha, University of Arkansas, Department Chair, Theatre

Magdalena Garmaz, Auburn University, Program Chair, Environmental Design

Daniel Givens, Auburn University, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine

Stanley Harris, Auburn University, Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs, Harbert College of Business

Daniel Connaughton, University of Florida, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Health and Human Performance

Lyrissa Lidsky, University of Florida, Associate Dean for International Programs, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

Michael Weigold, University of Florida, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs and Enrollment Management, College of Journalism and Communications

Erica Hashimoto, University of Georgia, Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experimental Learning, School of Law

Jessica Kissinger, University of Georgia, Director, Institute of Bioinformatics

Kecia Thomas, University of Georgia, Associate Dean for Faculty Leadership Development and Diversity, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Mark Wilson, University of Georgia, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Public Health

Kimberly Ward Anderson, University of Kentucky, Associate Dean for Administrative and Academic Affairs, College of Engineering

Jeffory Clymer, University of Kentucky, Department Chair, English

Rebecca Dutch, University of Kentucky, Associate Dean for Biomedical Education, College of Medicine

David Puleo, University of Kentucky, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering

Jason Hicks, Louisiana State University, Department Chair, Psychology

Sherif Ishak, Louisiana State University, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Engineering

Joyce Marie Jackson, Louisiana State University, Director, African and African American Studies

Andrew Maverick, Louisiana State University, Associate Dean for Student Services, College of Science

Michael Barnett, University of Mississippi, Assistant Department Chair, Theatre Arts

Robert Cummings, University of Mississippi, Department Chair, Writing and Rhetoric

Joseph (Josh) Gladden, University of Mississippi, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Debora Wenger, University of Mississippi, Director, Undergraduate Studies in Journalism

Linda Cornelious, Mississippi State University, Professor, Instructional Systems and Workforce Development

Greg Hall, Mississippi State University, Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Art and Design

Ron McLaughlin, Mississippi State University, Associate Dean for Administration, College of Veterinary Medicine

Linda Morse, Mississippi State University, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

Anna Ball, University of Missouri, Department Chair, Agricultural Education and Leadership

Debbie Dougherty, University of Missouri, Associate Dean of Research, College of Arts and Sciences

Chuck Henson, University of Missouri, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Law

Joi Moore, University of Missouri, Associate Division Director, College of Education

Nancy Buchan, University of South Carolina, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Darla Moore School of Business

Jessica Elfenbein, University of South Carolina, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

Travis Knight, University of South Carolina, Program Director, Nuclear Engineering

Toni Torres-McGehee, University of South Carolina, Director, Graduate Athletic Training Program

Jeffrey Fairbrother, University of Tennessee, Department Head, Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies

Andrew Kramer, University of Tennessee, Associate Dean of Academic Personnel, College of Arts and Sciences

Carole Myers, University of Tennessee, Associate Professor, College of Nursing

Bonnie Ownley, University of Tennessee, President-Elect, Faculty Senate

Ginger Carney, Texas A&M University, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and College
Climate, College of Science

John Hurtado, Texas A&M University, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dwight Look College of Engineering

Violet Showers Johnson, Texas A&M University, Director, Africana Studies Program

Kathleen Kavanagh, Texas A&M University, Department Head, Ecosystem Science and Management