{"id":56557,"date":"2016-02-18T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=56557"},"modified":"2016-02-18T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:16:28","slug":"board-of-trustees-to-celebrate-black-history-month-by-honoring-university-faculty-staff-along-with-community-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/board-of-trustees-to-celebrate-black-history-month-by-honoring-university-faculty-staff-along-with-community-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Trustees Honors Faculty, Staff Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 Murrell Godfrey, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and director of forensic chemistry at the University of Mississippi, was among faculty and staff members and a community leader honored Tuesday (Feb. 18) by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.<\/p>\n<p>The board observed Black History Month by recognizing university faculty and staff members who have worked to advance diversity in higher education. The board also honored a community leader for similar efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The community leader honoree is William F. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Scaggs, a dedicated educator who served as president of Meridian Community College from 1968 until 1998. He has served as president emeritus of Meridian Community College since 1998.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The remaining university honorees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Igwebuike, vice provost for academic affairs, interim dean of the School of Business and faculty athletic representative at Alcorn State University<\/li>\n<li>Corlis Snow, associate professor of elementary education and coordinator for advanced programs in elementary education at Delta State University<\/li>\n<li>Hongtao Yu, chair and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Jackson State University<\/li>\n<li>Shirley L. James Hanshaw, associate professor of English and liaison for the MSU-Tougaloo College Exchange Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Mississippi State University<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Pote, head of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Velek, professor of history at Mississippi University for Women<\/li>\n<li>Baxter Wright, professor of social work at Mississippi Valley State University<\/li>\n<li>Juanyce Taylor, assistant dean for research and innovation and chair of the Department of Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Greene, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies and history and director of undergraduate programs at the University of Southern Mississippi Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 Murrell Godfrey, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and director of forensic chemistry at the University of Mississippi, was among faculty and staff members and a community leader honored Tuesday (Feb. 18) by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. 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