Loree Jones has been appointed executive director of the African Studies Association, the largest scholarly association for the study of Africa in the world. Jones has been an instructor on Africa in the department of sociology at Rider University. She earned a bachelor's degree in history magna cum laude from Spelman College; and a master's degree concentrating in 20th century African and African American history from Princeton University.
Dr. Luns C. Richardson, president of Morris College, was elected to be the 1999-2000 chairman of the South Carolina Tuition Grants Commission. The program is funded through an annual appropriation by the South Carolina General Assembly and is administered by the commission. Richardson earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude in English from Benedict College (SC); a master's degree in higher education administration from Columbia University; and three honorary doctorates from Benedict, Coker, and Morris colleges.
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