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Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Announces the Investiture Committee
In approximately twelve weeks, on Friday, April 29th, 2022, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University will hold the Investiture of its Twelfth President. The Investiture of a president is a time during which the University officially welcomes and formally installs its new leadership. It is also a time during which the University’s tremendous strengths, strategic partnerships and opportunities for continued growth are highlighted. The Investiture also provides the president with an excellent forum through which to honor the legacy of the institution while articulating a vision for its future. It is within that context that we announce that the following dignitaries have agreed to serve on the Investiture Committee:
Dr. Jerome Williams
President Pro Tempore,
Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees, District 6
Chair
The Honorable A. Laura Hall
State Representative,
District 19
Honorary Chair
Dr. Jeanette Jones
University Distinguished
Professor
Faculty Senate President
Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees
Co-Chair
Mrs. Felicia Wilson
General Manager
ARAMARK, Incorporated
Alabama A&M University
Co-Chair
Dr. Kenneth Anderson
Ofice of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
City of Huntsville
Dr. Lynda Batiste
Interim Chief Financial Officer
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Dr. Bonnie Mcquitter Banks
Assistant Professor
College of Business and Public Affairs
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Mr. Malcolm Brasher
President
Staff Senate
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Mr. Everett Brooks
Epsilon Kappa Boule
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Horace Carney
Professor and Chair
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
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Mr. Marshall Chimwedzi
Director of Transportation
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Lieutenant Bobby Clarke
Office of Public Safety
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Mrs. Yvette Clayton
Director
Career Development Services
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Reverend Dr. Larry Davidson, Jr.
President
Greater Huntsville InterMinisterial Fellowship
Ms. Kim Davis
Interim Director of Development
Marketing, Communication and Advancement
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Commissioner Violet Edwards
Madison County Commission, District 6
Madison County
Christie Finley
Superintendent,
Huntsville City Schools
Reverend Troy Garner
Pastor, Fellowship of Faith;
Chaplain, Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Team
The Honorable Sam Givhan
State Senator, District 7
Mr. Tim Griffin
Xi Omicron Chapter,
Omega Psi Phi
Mrs. Abbiegail Hamilton Hugine
Saint John AME Church
Attorney Tiffany Johnson Cole
Secretary to the Board
Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees, District 3
Mr. Carlos Matthews
Board of Education
City of Huntsville, District 5
Dr. Kylie Nash
Interim Chief
Information Officer
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Chief Montrez Payton
Office of Public Safety
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Dr. Allen Perkins
Superintendent
Madison County Schools
Dr. Tonya Perry
Interim Associate Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies
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Mr. Ron Poteat
Regions Bank
Head of Customer Experience
Mr. Jeff Robinson
Director, Purchasing Department
Interim Director,
Department of Property Management
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Major Joseph Rucker
Executive Officer
Assistant Professor of Military Science
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Mr. Jerome Saintjones
Director, Office of Marketing & Public Relations
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The Honorable Martha Lynn Sherrod
Senior Attorney,
Conchin, Cole and Jordan
Mr. Brian Shipp
Director, Physical Plant Administration
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Mr. Austin Smith
Executive President
Student Government Association;
Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees
Mrs. Lisa Spencer
Executive Assistant
Academic Affairs
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Mr. Dale Strong
Chairman, Madison County Commission
Mrs. Sandra Stubbs
Director of Alumni Affairs
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Dr. Malinda Swoope
Special Assistant to the President for Strategic
Planning and Initiatives and SACSCOC Liaison
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Dr. Charlotte Teague
Interim Chair
Department of English and Modern Languages
Reverend Dr. Terrance Vickerstaff
Vice President, Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø National Alumni Association
Mr. Gerald Vines
Director of Graduate Recruitment and Enrollment
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Dr. Allen Vital
Interim Vice President
for Marketing, Communication and Advancement
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Ms. Erica Fox Washington, MS
Program Director and Acting Music Director
WJAB-FM
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Ms. Michelle Watkins
Board of Education
Huntsville City Schools, District 1
Dr. Roderick D. Watts
Vice President, Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees,
District 4
Ms. Tamika Williams
Graphic Design and Photography Professor
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Mr. Carlton Wright
Director of Bands
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Reverend Maurice Wright
Servant Pastor
Saint John AME Church
Each member of the Committee has accepted our request to serve the University by lending their talents, energy and support toward ensuring that the Investiture will be befitting of the ceremonial transition of leadership which has occurred since Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University’s earliest days. We extend our sincere gratitude to each member of the Investiture Committee for answering the call to serve. It is our hope that the Investiture will serve as a rallying point around which our various stakeholders may coalesce as we honor our rich legacy and step boldly into a reimagined future.
Respectfully,
Daniel K. Wims, Ph.D.