May 07, 2025  
2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog 
  
2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog

Board of Trustees, Emeriti Trustees, President’s Executive Cabinet


Officers

Dr. Blondean Davis, Chairwoman Orland Park, IL Reverend Dr. Michele V. Hagans, Treasurer Washington, DC
Mr. David K. Meier, Vice Chairman Carmel, IN  Mr. Charles D. Watson ‘98, Secretary Jackson, MS

Trustees

Mr. Jeffrey Artis Madison, MS Ms. Lesly Gaynor Murray Ridgeland, MS
Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Black Lakewood, OH Ms. Carol T. Puckett Jackson, MS
Ms. Joyce Small Delk ‘72 Houston, TX Ms. Marion Tresvant ‘78 Stafford, TX
Mr. Turry Flucker, Chicago, IL Dr. Brigetta K. Turner ‘82 Jackson, MS
Atty. Shirlethia Franklin ‘04 Washington, DC Reverend J. Lawrence Turner Collierville, TN
Atty. Marcia L. Fudge Clevland, OH Mr. Roosevelt Turner ‘72   North Mobile, AL
Dr. LaKeysha Hallmond Atlanta, GA Atty, Michael O. Weems Biloxi, MS
Judge Derrick Johnson Baltimore, MD Dr. David C. Williams ‘90 Clinton, MS
Dr. Margaret McMullan Past Christian, MS  

Tougaloo College Emeriti Trustees

The Honorable Reuben V. Anderson ‘64 Jackson, MS Ms. Mavis L. James ‘71 Jackson, MS
The Honorable Edward Blackmon, Jr. ‘70 Canton, MS Dr. Joseph A. Pichler Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Doris Browne ‘64 Washington, DC Dr. Wesley F. Prater ‘70 Canton, MS
Atty. Isaac K. Byrd, Jr. ‘73 Jackson, MS Dr. Edgar E. Smith ‘55 Jackson, MS
The Honorable William Clay, Sr. Silver Spring, MD The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson ‘68 Bolton, MS
Dr. Howard Glenn ‘72 Memphis, TN Mr. LeRoy G. Walker, Jr. Jackson, MS
Mr. Edmond E. Hughes ‘85, Chairman Ocean Springs, MS Dr. Joffre T. Whisenton ‘55 Atlanta, GA
Reverend Dr. Alvin O. Jackson Jacksonville, FL  

President’s Executive Cabinet

Donzell Lee, Ph.D.
President
Office: 601-977-7730
E-mail: dlee@tougaloo.edu
Blackmon Administration Building

Josiah Sampson III, Ph.D.
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office: 601-977-7737
E-mail: jjsampson@tougaloo.edu
Blackmon Administration Building

Dovonan O. Coley, M.Div.
Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services
Office: 601-977-7814
E-mail: dcoley1@tougaloo.edu
Jamerson Hall

Pacey Bowens, Ed.D.
Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO
Office: 601-977-7716
E-mail: pbowens@tougaloo.edu
Blackmon Administration Building

Chris Gilmer, Ph.D.
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Social Justice
Office: 601-977-7804
E-mail: cgilmer@Tougaloo.edu
Blackmon Administration Building

Delores Bolden-Stamps, Ph.D
Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Office: 601-977-7920
E-mail: shodge@tougaloo.edu
Blackmon Administration Building

Linda J. Daniels, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff and Board Administrator
Office: 601-977-4462
E-mail: ldaniels@tougaloo.edu
Blackmon Administration Building