Contact: Jim Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.--A dozen Mississippi State faculty members are new selections for the competitive 2017-18 Dean Wallace Colvard Faculty Leadership Program.
Sponsored by the university鈥檚 offices of Research and Economic Development and of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the program works to develop the next generation of campus academic leaders, among other goals. It honors the memory of the land-grant institution鈥檚 12th president (1960-66).
鈥淭he Faculty Leadership Program builds upon Mississippi State鈥檚 ongoing commitment to leadership development among our faculty, and we鈥檙e very pleased to again offer this program in partnership with Dr. Judy Bonner and her team,鈥 said David Shaw, the university鈥檚 vice president for research and economic development.
During the nine-month program, participants will be part of various presentations and roundtable discussions with top administrators. Session topics include leadership styles, organizational change, diversity, building winning research teams, and organizational evaluation and assessment.
This year鈥檚 participants are:
鈥擲hrinidhi Ambinakudige, associate professor, geosciences
鈥擝rian Baldwin, professor, plant and soil sciences
鈥擟indy Bethel, associate professor, computer science and engineering
鈥擥uihong Bi, research professor, plant and soil sciences
鈥擲tephen Brain, associate professor, history
鈥擩enny Du, professor, electrical and computer engineering
鈥擠avid Hoffman, associate professor, anthropology and Middle Eastern cultures
鈥擳.J. Jankun-Kelly, associate professor, computer science and engineering
鈥擝indu Nanduri, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine Basic Science Department
鈥擬ichael Seymour, associate professor, landscape architecture
鈥擫esley Strawderman, associate professor, industrial and systems engineering
鈥擩ohn Wyatt, associate professor, instructional systems and workforce development
For more information about the program, contact Assistant Vice President for Research Teresa Gammill at tgammill@research.msstate.edu or 662-325-3570.
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