Academic

Dr. Christopher I. Chalokwu has been appointed vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of geology at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Previously, he was the funding dean of the school of arts and sciences and a professor of physical science at Benedict College in South Carolina. Chalokwu earned a bachelor's and a master's in geology from Northeastern Illinois University and a doctorate in geology and geochemistry from Miami University in Ohio.

LaJuana Gauff Chenier has been named director of the alumni fund and alumni affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana. She takes over the alumni director post after having served for more than eight years as coordinator of alumni and professional affairs for the university's college of pharmacy. Chenier holds a bachelor's in communications from Xavier University.

Robert Hill is the new executive director for public affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to this position, he was vice president for public relations at Syracuse University. Hill holds a bachelor's in business administration from New York University, a master's in management from Manhattan College and a certificate in management from Harvard University.

Horace W. Chase has been appointed vice president for financial and administrative affairs for Jackson State Community College in Tennessee. Chase has served as the internal auditor for Jackson State since 1990. He is a certified public accountant for the state of Tennessee and holds a bachelor of professional accountancy from Mississippi State University.

Associations

Dr. King David Godwin, chairman of the division of humanities, education and fine arts at Voorhees College has been installed as president of the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts. Godwin holds a bachelor's from South Carolina State University, a master's in education from Bowie State University and a doctorate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.