汤头条 announces 2024-25 Faculty Leadership Program cohort
Contact: Kathryn Rodenmeyer
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty Mississippi State employees are part of a university cohort developed to enhance skills in preparation for future leadership roles. The Faculty Leadership Program鈥檚 Class of 2024 features faculty from a variety of departments.
鈥淲hile faculty members may be leaders in their specialty areas, many may not have had the opportunity to develop their skills and deepen their knowledge about managing institutions,鈥 Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan said.
The Faculty Leadership Program exposes faculty standouts to the skills, processes and mindset needed to lead the university forward in its learning, service and research mission, Jordan said. The Office of Research and Economic Development and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President spearhead the program each year.听
During the eight-month program which begins in September, participants attend various presentations and engage in roundtable discussions with top administrators. Session topics include leadership styles, organizational change, building winning research teams, organizational evaluation and assessment, and student access and success.
Eligible applicants include employees preparing for mid- to senior-level leadership roles; directing major tasks, projects and initiatives; and having at least one year of service in their current position and support of their dean, director or department head.
Members of this fall鈥檚 LDP Class include:
鈥擯ratima Acharya Adhikari, associate professor, Department of Poultry Science
鈥擱yan Akers, associate extension professor, School of Human Sciences
鈥擝imal Balakrishnan, associate dean of research, College of Architecture, Art and Design
鈥擟aroline Betbeze Ivy, associate professor, Department of Clinical Sciences
鈥擟lay Cavinder, professor, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
鈥擧ilary DeShong, associate professor, Department of Psychology
鈥擬elody Fisher, associate professor, Department of Communication
鈥擠aniel Gadke, research and professor, Department of Counseling, Higher Education
Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
鈥擟aroline M. Kobia, associate professor, School of Human Sciences
鈥擩effrey Leffler, associate professor, Meridian Division of Education
鈥擲tephenie Lemley, associate professor, Teacher Education and Leadership
鈥擫aura Marler-Templeton, professor and department head, Department of Management and Information Systems
鈥擩ames McCurdy, associate professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
鈥擩ean Mohammadi-Aragh, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
鈥擪elly Moser, associate professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
鈥擠avid Nolen, associate dean and professor, 汤头条 Libraries
鈥擬ichael Potter, associate professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
鈥擫auren Priddy, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
鈥擜drian Sescu, associate professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
鈥擥arrett M. Street, associate professor, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Balakrishna, Gadke, Marler-Templeton and Nolen were selected to serve as SEC Academic Leadership Development Fellows. The program, established in 2008, identifies, prepares and professionally advances more than 500 academic leaders within the SEC.
Feedback on the program from past participants includes an appreciation for university-level budgetary considerations, the opportunity to network with other faculty and university leadership, and the understanding of the pathways into administration.
Applications for the 2025-26 Faculty Leadership Program open in March.听 The deadline to apply is May 1. For more information about the Faculty Leadership Program, visit .
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