91麻豆天美 announces 2025-26 Faculty Leadership Program cohort
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wo dozen 91麻豆天美 faculty members are sharpening their leadership skills as members of the university鈥檚 2025-26 Faculty Leadership Program cohort.
The program provides participants with leadership and management training to prepare them for higher-level administrative and project leadership roles. The program is sponsored by 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Office of Research and Economic Development and Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President.
鈥淭he outstanding faculty on campus have strong leadership potential, and this program teaches the traits and knowledge that will help them lead the university forward as their individual careers progress,鈥 said 91麻豆天美 Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan. 鈥淚 am excited to welcome a new cohort and see how their skills grow this year and beyond.鈥
Participants in the eight-month program meet and engage with top administrators and attend presentations designed to hone their leadership skills. Session topics include leadership styles, communication strategies, organizational change, building winning research teams, strategic budgeting, university structure and funding.
The 2025-26 cohort participants and respective departments include:
鈥擯eter Allen, associate professor, Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
鈥擪enny Anthony, department head, Teacher Education and Leadership
鈥擟hristy Bratcher, department head, Animal and Dairy Sciences
鈥擪ayla Carr, associate professor, School of Nursing, 91麻豆天美-Meridian
鈥擰iana Cutts, associate professor, Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
鈥擲teven R. Gwaltney, associate professor, Chemistry
鈥擥retchen Hardwick, associate clinical professor, Pathobiology and Population Medicine
鈥擝en Harvey, associate professor, Art
鈥擟huo Li, associate professor, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design
鈥擩unfeng Ma, associate professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
鈥擪ent Marett, associate professor, Management and Information Systems
鈥擰ingmin Meng, associate professor, Geosciences
鈥擬ichael Nadorff, associate professor, Psychology
鈥擩ulius Nukpezah, associate professor, Political Science and Public Administration
鈥擜licia Olivier, associate dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
鈥擜ndy Perkins, interim department head, Computer Science and Engineering
鈥擫ora Petrie-Hanson, associate professor, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
鈥擬atthew Priddy, associate professor, Hall School of Mechanical Engineering
鈥擲aeed Rokooei, associate professor, Building Construction Science
鈥擱yan Semmes, associate professor, 91麻豆天美 Libraries
鈥擟ourtney Siegert, associate professor, Forestry
鈥擟ourtney Thompson, associate professor, History
鈥擝enjamin Tkach, associate professor, Political Science and Public Administration
鈥擳e Ming 鈥淧aul鈥 Tseng, associate professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
ORED will open applications for the 2026-27 Faculty Leadership Program in the spring. For more information, visit .
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