Student Achievement
2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Spring 2012 graduate DeAndre Gates is employed at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Baltimore, Md., and has been accepted into the University of Baltimore Master of Public Administration program. While at JSU, the St. Louis native served as Mr. Senior and was the founder of The Gentleman’s Academy.
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
10 Latoya Clark, a senior on the JSU volleyball team, was recognized as the Southwestern Athletic Conference Woman of the Year and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in social work. Clark was one of 90 student athletes at JSU to maintain a 3.0 grade point average and be named to the All-SWAC team.
The Jackson State women’s golf team dominated the field at the 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships at Links on the Bayou in Alexandria, La., en route to its 15th conference title under head coach Eddie Payton.
JULY 2011
• Five Jackson State researchers are recognized as pioneers in their fields during an induction ceremony into the National Academy of Inventors.
August 2011
• The JSU College of Business launches the Master of Business Administration online degree program.
• The Margaret Walker Center receives a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a feasibility study for a state-ofthe-art research complex dedicated to the African-American experience.