Tentative Schedule
WV NAACP Higher Education Summit IV
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Memorial Student Center – Don Morris Room
7:30 a.m. Coffee set-up
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions:
Moderator: David M. Fryson, Esq., Senior Advisor for Diversity and Community Outreach for the Office of the President, West Virginia University
Dr. Kelli Johnson, Librarian, Co-Director of the President’s Commission on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Marshall University
Dr. Timothy Melvin, Co-Director of the President’s Commission on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Marshall University
President Owens Brown, WV NAACP, Conference of Branches
9:25 a.m. Board of Governors’ Influence in Higher Education:
Panelists: James Griffin, Retired Union Carbide Administration, Former Chair, Fairmont State University Board of Governors, Former Chair, Pierpont Community and Technical College and President, NAACP, Harrison County
Dr. Taylor Perry, Retired Director Pupil Services, Berkeley County Board of Education, Former Advisory Board Member, Shephard University, Current Member of the Board of Governors, Blueridge Community and Technical College, Second Vice President, West Virginia Conference of Branches and Former President, Martinsburg-Berkeley Branch
William Smith, Retired Superintendent of Schools, Cabell County, Former Member of the Board of Governors, Marshall University
Joseph Williams, CEO, Basic Supply Company, Former Mayor, City of Huntington, WV, and Former Member of the Board of Governors, Marshall University
Diane Lewis, President and CEO, Action Facilities Management, Inc. and Former Member of the Board of Governors, West Virginia University
Jada Hunter, Retired High School Principal, Board of Education Mingo County, and Former Member of the Board of Governors, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Dr. Veronique Walker, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Berkeley County and Former Member of the Board of Governors, Shepherd University
Ron L. Tucker, Esq Former Member of the Board of Governors, Fairmont State University
Dr. Anthony Jenkins, West Virginia State University
Coordinators:
James Griffin
Dr. Taylor Perry
Doris Griffin, Retired Assistant Administrator, Veteran Administrator Hospital, Former Member of the Board of Governors, Shepherd University, Former Member of the Board of Education, Berkeley County and Former President, NAACP, Berkeley County
10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Presidents’ / Provosts’ Power in Higher Education:
Panelists: Dr. Jerome Gilbert, President, Marshall University
Dr. Marsha V. Krotseng, President, Bluefield State College
Dr. L. Marshall Washington, President, New River Community and Technical College
Dr. Johnny Moore, President, Pierpont Community and Technical College
Coordinators: Cora Pyles, Executive Assistant to the President, Marshall University
12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch Panel (Lunch Provided)
What must be done to increase recruiting, hiring, retention, graduation and promotion in Higher Education for faculty, staff, administrators, students, Board of Governors? Response and call to action
Panelists: Debbie L. Robinson, Health Science Coordinator, West Virginia University and President, NAACP, Monongalia County
Darryl Clausell, Workforce Program Manager and Coordinator for Continuing and Community Education, West Virginia Northern Community College and First Vice-President, WV NAACP Conference of Branches, Ohio County
Dr. Geoffrey Cousins, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgeon, St. Mary’s Hospital, Pioneering Robotic Assistance
Dr. Cynthia Jones, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University
Dr. Shelvy L. Campbell, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University
Dr. Sonya Armstrong, Mathematics and Computer Science, West Virginia State University
Coordinators: Professor Philip W. Carter, Social Work, Marshall University, Chair, WV NAACP Higher Education Committee and Past President NAACP, Cabell County
Professor Oree Banks, West Virginia State University, Chair, WV NAACP, Conference of Branches, Public Education Committee and Advisor, West Virginia State University, Student NAACP Branch
Betty Spencer, Retired School Principal, Kanawha County, Member, Board of Education, Kanawha County
Sylvia Ridgeway, Retired Teacher, Board of Education, Cabell County, Former President, WV NAACP, Conference of Branches, Cabell County and President, NAACP, Cabell County
George Rutherford, Retired Department of Interior Federal Government and Former Vice-President, WV NAACP Conference of Branches and President, NAACP, Jefferson County
Debra Walker-Hart, MS, H.R.M, Director of Equity Programs and Coordinator Title IX, Marshall University and Former First Vice-President NAACP, Charleston, WV, Former Coordinator NAACP ACT-SO, Charleston, WV
2:30 END
