SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program
Regional Advisory Committee 

The Regional Advisory Committee consists of representatives from state higher education offices and universities within SREB states. The committee meets annually with program staff to review overall operations and provide counsel, guidance and discussion on issues that affect long-term program viability, as well as minority Ph.D. production and faculty hiring practices. The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Regional Advisory Committee members are:

Lee Andes
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3659
(804) 225-2614
Fax: (804) 225-2604
E-mail: andes@schev.edu

William E. Arnold Jr.
Director of Interagency Grants and Programs
State of Tennessee
Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
(615) 741-7563
Fax: (615) 741-6230
E-mail: william.arnold@state.tn.us

Kemel Atkins
Director for Academic and Student Affairs
University of North Carolina
General Administration
P. O. Box 2688
Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688
(919) 843-5008
Fax: (919) 962-7139
E-mail: katkins@northcarolina.edu

Michael Brown
Director of Access & Equity
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1333 Main Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-2144
E-mail: mbrown@che.sc.gov

Donald R. Cole
Associate Provost
University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
112 Lyceum
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-1712
Fax: (662) 915-5280
E-mail: dcole@olemiss.edu

Daniel Crockett
Director of Student and Educational Services
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-4618
Fax: (304) 558-4622
E-mail: crockett@hepc.wvnet.edu

Kerry Davidson
Deputy Commissioner for Sponsored Programs
Louisiana Board of Regents
1201 N. Third Street, Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-4253
Fax: (225) 342-9318
E-mail: davidson@laregents.org

Paula Fitzwater
Director of Grants
Maryland Higher Education Commission
839 Bestgate Road, Suite 400
Annapolis, MD 21401-3013
(410) 260-4504
Fax: (410) 260-3200
E-mail: pfitzwat@mhec.state.md.us

Marie M. Hamilton
Assistant Dean
Louisiana State University
The Graduate School
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2504
(225) 578-3885
Fax: (225) 578-1370
E-mail: mhamil3@lsu.edu

Sherron Jackson
Senior Associate
Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
(502) 573-1555
Fax: (502) 573-1535
E-mail: sherron.jackson@ky.gov

Glenn Lang
Executive Director, Educational Opportunity Fund
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
P. O. Box 542
20 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
(609) 984-2709
Fax: (609) 633-8420
E-mail: glang@che.state.nj.us

Paul B. Mohr Sr.
Director of Special Programs
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
P.O. Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
(334) 242-2209
Fax: (334) 242-0270
E-mail: pmohr@ache.state.al.us

Linda Noble
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
The University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0764
Fax: (404) 651-7160
E-mail: linda.noble@usg.edu

Tara Parker
Assistant Coordinator for Financial Aid
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-2053
Fax: (501) 371-2001
E-mail: tarap@adhe.arknet.edu

Pearl Strickland Pennington
Director of Academic Student Affairs
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 432-6482
E-mail: ppennington@ihl.state.ms.us

For more information, e-mail doctoral.scholars@sreb.org.