CROSS TO LEAD MORRIS BROWN

DR. DOLORES E. CROSS has been selected to become the next president of Morris Brown College in Atlanta. Cross comes from the City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, where she is a GE Fund Distinguished Professor in Leadership and Diversity. She also is a past president of Chicago State University. Cross earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Seton Hall University; a master's degree in special education from Hofstra University; and a doctorate in education from the University of Michigan.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

DR.JAMES P. ADAMS JR. has been named as executive assistant to the provost for academic affairs at the University of Alabama. He has served on the social work faculty for nineteen years and has held every academic rank. Adams earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Tougaloo College (Miss.); a master's degree in social work from the State University of New York at Stony Brook; and a doctorate in social work from the University of Minnesota.

ALONZO BRANDON has been appointed vice president for development at Hampton University. Brandon comes to Hampton from Dominion University, Va. where he was director of major gifts. Brandon earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Old Dominion University.

JAMES A. FELTON is the new coordinator of the American Intercultural Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He was previously director of multicultural services for the office of academic affairs at Western Maryland College. Felton earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, and a master's degree in educational administration, both from Western Maryland.

DR. PEDRO J. LECCA has been named professor and dean of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences at Howard University. Most recently, he was dean and professor of the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health at Texas Southern University. Lecca earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy/chemistry from Fordham University in N.Y.; a master's degree in pharmacy administration/health care from Long Island University; and a master's in social work, and a doctorate in pharmacy administration/health research, both from the University of Mississippi. He also earned a postdoctorate degree in Health Services research from Baruch College of Business and Mt. Sinai Medical School.