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David Hoard
vice president for institutional advancement David Hoard has a 30-year background in fundraising at institutions of higher learning as well as nonprofits, raising more than $250 million in his career. Before arriving at Jackson State University in August 2011, Hoard served as executive director of advancement at Savannah College of Art and Design for its four campuses in Savannah, Atlanta, LaCoste, France, and Hong Kong. He previously served as vice chancellor for the Office of Development and University Relations at North Carolina A&T State University and is chief executive officer of D.W. Hoard & Associates. Hoard holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Oberlin College. An influential point in his life was the creation and leadership of the Rediscovery of the Underground Railroad Project at Oberlin College in 1980. As a student, Hoard wrote grants that allowed eight students to recreate a 420-mile slave escape through Kentucky and Ohio, following the path of the Underground Railroad.
Dr. Vivian L. Fuller director of athletics
Dr. Vivian L. Fuller is the first female to lead the university’s athletics program. She joined the Jackson State University team in August 2011 from Sojourner-Douglass College, where she served as dean of the college’s Cambridge, Md., campus. Before joining Sojourner-Douglass in 2003, Fuller spent more than a decade directing the athletics programs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Tennessee State University and Northeastern Illinois University. Fuller is a nationally known expert on academic support programs for student-athletes, academic advising, women in sports and management and gender equity. She earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Fayetteville State University, a master’s of education from the University of Idaho and a doctorate in higher education administration from Iowa State University.
JSU Presidential Cabinet Dr. Marcus Chanay vice president for student life Dr. Vivian L. Fuller athletics director
Dr. Mark G. Hardy provost and vice president for academic affairs
Dr. Felix Okojie vice president for research and federal relations
David Hoard vice president for institutional advancement
Dr. James C. Renick senior advisor to the president
Michael Thomas vice president for business and finance Robert Walker executive assistant to the president for community affairs and events
Read more about the Presidential Cabinet at www.jsums.edu/announcements/cabinet.pdf.
Dr. William E. McHenry executive director of the Mississippi e-Center @ JSU
Sandra Sellers executive director of human resources