SEC Announces 2012-13 Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows Mizzou trio among 46 honored
Southeastern Conference
Oct. 17, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Forty-six faculty and administrators from Southeastern Conference universities, including three from the University of Missouri, have been selected as 2012-13 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows, the SEC announced Friday.
The three Mizzou honorees are Jeni Hart, associate division director of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis; Wilma King, Director of the Black Studies Program; and Robert D. Tzou, associate dean of the College of Engineering.
The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program (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 held October 15-17 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and February 6-8, 2013 at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
"The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program is a valuable opportunity for faculty and administrators at Southeastern Conference universities to study a wide range of topics in higher education from the leader's perspective," said Torie Johnson, SECU Executive Director. "We trust that the skills, techniques and knowledge they acquire this year will help prepare them for high level service in academia."
Using its SECU academic initiative, the SEC sponsors, supports and promotes collaborative higher education programs and activities involving administrators, faculty and students at its 14 member universities. The SEC also provides an online platform to showcase achievements of these individuals on regional, national and international levels.
The SEC ALDP, established in 2008, fosters academic leadership among SEC faculty by allowing them the unique opportunity to address the challenges of academic administration at major research universities.
A complete list of the 2012-13 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows is below.
2012-13 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows
J. Brian Gray, University of Alabama, Associate Dean, Manderson Graduate School of Business
Jennifer D. Greer, University of Alabama, Department Chair, Department of Journalism
Sandra C. Nichols, University of Alabama, Department Head, Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities
Patricia A. Sobecky, University of Alabama, Department Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Jeannie Hulen, University of Arkansas, Department Chair, Department of Art
Michael L. Looper, University of Arkansas, Department Head, Department of Animal Science
Matthew A. Waller, University of Arkansas, Department Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management
Calvin White, Jr., University of Arkansas, Director, African and African-American Studies Program
Brigitta R. Brunner, Auburn University, Director, Public Relations Program
David Hinson, Auburn University, School Head, School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture
Jared A. Russell, Auburn University, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Director, Student Development
Thomasenia Lott Adams, University of Florida, Associate Dean, College of Education
Laurence B. Alexander, University of Florida, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Jennifer Harrison Elder, University of Florida, Associate Dean, College of Nursing
Karen Cornell, University of Georgia, Assistant Department Head, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Marsha Davis, University of Georgia, Associate Dean, College of Public Heath
Jeffrey F.D. Dean, University of Georgia, Associate Director, Institute of Bioinformatics
Susan Thomas, University of Georgia, Associate Professor, Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Patricia V. Burkhart, University of Kentucky, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, College of Nursing
Sonja Feist-Price, University of Kentucky, Professor, Department of Early Childhood, Special Education & Rehabilitation Counseling
Rick Q. Honaker, University of Kentucky, Department Chair, Department of Mining Engineering
David Baker, Louisiana State University, Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Julia Chan, Louisiana State University, Alumni Professor, Department of Chemistry
Frances C. Lawrence, Louisiana State University, Associate Dean, Ourso College of Business
Clinton Willson, Louisiana State University, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
A.P. (Tony) Ammeter, University of Mississippi, Associate Dean, School of Business Administration
Joseph P. Ward, University of Mississippi, Department Chair, Department of History
Mitchell E. Berman, Mississippi State University, Department Head, Department of Psychology
Devon Brenner, Mississippi State University, Department Head, Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education
Allison Pearson, Mississippi State University, Professor of Management, Department of Management & Information Systems
John M. Usher, Mississippi State University, Department Head, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Jeni Hart, University of Missouri, Associate Division Director, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Wilma King, University of Missouri, Director, Black Studies Program
Robert D. Tzou, University of Missouri, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Lawrence Glickman, University of South Carolina, Department Chair, Department of History
Danielle Holley-Walker, University of South Carolina, Associate Dean, USC School of Law
James Knapp, University of South Carolina, Professor, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Audrey Korsgaard, University of South Carolina, Department Chair, Management Department
David A. Golden, University of Tennessee, Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology
Catherine A. Luther, University of Tennessee, Associate Dean, College of Communication and Information
John Stier, University of Tennessee, Assistant Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Penny J. White, University of Tennessee, Director, Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution
Michael Benedik, Texas A&M University, Interim Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost
Blanca Lupiani, Texas A&M University, Associate Dean of Faculties
Cesar Malave, Texas A&M University, Department Head, Department of Industrial and System Engineering
Cynthia Werner, Texas A&M University, Department Head, Department of Anthropology
