Professional Appointments

Dr. Michael Blackwell is the new dean of the college of veterinary medicine at the University of Tennessee effective August 1.  Blackwell is chief of staff of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. He has previously served as deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine and as chief veterinarian of the U.S. Public Health Service, and he had a private veterinary practice for 22 years. Blackwell earned a bachelor's in agricultural sciences from Tuskegee University, a master's in public health from Loma Linda University and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree also from Tuskegee University.                                                                                                                                                        

Dr. Johnnie L. Early II has been named dean of the college of pharmacy at the University of Toledo. He comes to the college after having served as dean of two other colleges of pharmacy, Florida A&M University and most recently the Medical College of South Carolina. Early earned a bachelor's in pharmacy, cum laude, from the Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, and a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from Purdue University.

Rosalyn Lake is the new associate vice president for development and university relations at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Most recently Lake was a community relations specialist at Reynolds and Reynolds company in Dayton, Ohio. Lake earned a bachelor's in psychology from Wright State University and a master's in administration at Central Michigan University.

Dr. Mildred Garcia has been selected to be vice provost for academic personnel at Arizona State University West. Garcia is an author and national authority on administration, faculty development and diversity in higher education. Prior to this position she was associate vice provost for academic affairs. Garcia earned a bachelor's in business education from Barnard M. Baruch College, a master's in business education and higher education from New York University, a second master's in higher education administration and a doctorate in higher education administration, both from Columbia University Teachers College. 
Walter Mathis has been appointed business manager in the office of fiscal affairs at Stillman College in Alabama. Mathis came to Stillman with more than 21 years of experience and a distinguished career with the United States Air Force. Mathis earned a bachelor's in history from Tuskegee University and a master's in human resources from Webster's College in Missouri.