Presidents

Roman Picked as Interim
Head at CCNY

Dr. Stanford A. Roman Jr.  has been named interim president of the City University of New York's City College. Since 1990, he had served as dean of the CUNY Medical School and Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CCNY, a post he will continue to hold. Roman earned a bachelor's in psychology from Dartmouth College and a medical degree from Columbia University College of physicians and surgeons.

Academic

Franklin L. Ferguson Jr. has been appointed an associate professor of law at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. He had served as a member of the law school's adjunct faculty since 1995 and is a member of the California State bar, opening his own firm in 1995. Ferguson earned a bachelor's in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a juris doctorate degree from New York University.

Michael A. McLeese is the new director of intercollegiate athletics and head men's basketball coach at the University of the District of Columbia. McLeese, a nationally recognized Olympics, college and  high school basketball coach, has more than 20 years of experience coaching basketball, most recently at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. McLeese earned a bachelor's in physical education from Elizabeth City State University and a master's in sociology from George Washington University.

Jennifer Peete  has been named the new marketing specialist at the University of North Texas. Previously, she was an account executive for The King Group, one of the nation's top African American-owned marketing firms. Peete earned a bachelor's in professional writing and a master's in journalism from the University of North Texas.

Associations

Dr. Stephen Green,  director of The College Board's Pacesetter Program, will also  become director of its Equity 2000 project. The project is one of two initiatives designed to help prepare high school students for college. Prior to joining the board, Green was assistant to the superintendent in the metropolitan school district of Lawrence Township in Indianapolis. Green earned both his bachelor's and master's in English from Ball State University and a doctorate in education administration and curriculum instruction from Indiana University .