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Campus., San Marcos,                          outreach programs for                         doctorate of philosophy and
               Nicaragua.  She has worked                    schools and universities.                     has been deemed a

               at Jackson State and served                   Jacqueline Howard-                            professor of excellence in
               on the Board, Central                                                                       higher education for
               Mississippi Health Services                   Matthews, Ph.D is a                           decades.  She began her

               Inc. Diabetes initiative and                  trained political economist                   career in the Virgin Islands
               been active in the National                   and registered nurse with                     and is currently teaching in
               Alumnae Association of                        significant leadership                        Florida.

               Spelman College, including                    experiences in higher
               holding the office of Vice                    education administration,                     Yvonne Beauford
               Chair.                                        international affairs and                     Oliver, Ph,D, a Professor
                                                             development, and                              of Rural Sociology at Fort
               Marilyn Hunt Lewis-                           international education.                      Valley State University,

               Alim, EdD, has worked as                      She has been an Associate                     serves as President of the

               a principal of the Islamic                    Provost at Southern                           Southern Rural Sociological
               Academy of Huntsville                         University,worked at the                      Association (SRSA) and

               Alabama classroom teacher,                    UNCF Special Programs                         Interim VP and Associate
               public school administrator,                  Corporation. She has                          VP for Academic Affairs,
               college professor, and                        directed major projects in                    FVSU honors her legacy
               education program                             international development                     with the Yvonne Beauford

               manager. She was an                           and international education.                  Oliver Endowed
               Education Specialist at                                                                     Scholarship. She was a
               NASA Marshall Space Flight                    Cecilia Thompson                              Visiting Associate Professor

               Center for eighteen years                     Mitchell,Ph.D was the first                   of Rural Sociology at Cornell
               coordinating education                        person in our class to earn a                 University and has received
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