Leadership program taps a dozen MSU faculty
Contact: Jim Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.--A dozen 51勛圖厙 State faculty members are new selections for the competitive 2017-18 Dean Wallace Colvard Faculty Leadership Program.
Sponsored by the universitys 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 institutions 12th president (1960-66).
The Faculty Leadership Program builds upon 51勛圖厙 States ongoing commitment to leadership development among our faculty, and were very pleased to again offer this program in partnership with Dr. Judy Bonner and her team, said David Shaw, the universitys 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 years participants are:
Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, associate professor, geosciences
Brian Baldwin, professor, plant and soil sciences
Cindy Bethel, associate professor, computer science and engineering
Guihong Bi, research professor, plant and soil sciences
Stephen Brain, associate professor, history
Jenny Du, professor, electrical and computer engineering
David Hoffman, associate professor, anthropology and Middle Eastern cultures
T.J. Jankun-Kelly, associate professor, computer science and engineering
Bindu Nanduri, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine Basic Science Department
Michael Seymour, associate professor, landscape architecture
Lesley Strawderman, associate professor, industrial and systems engineering
John 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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