Jackson State University News June 25, 2015 Jackson State hires Holloman as vice president for Institutional Advancement Jackson State University is naming Anthony L. Holloman, 44, as its new vice president for Institutional Advancement. Holloman, who currently serves in a similar role at Stillman College, a private HBCU liberal arts institution, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will take over the cabinet-level post, starting July 1. "We are delighted to welcome Mr. Holloman to the Jackson State University family. He will provide leadership to the Division of Institutional Advancement, a unit that is vital to the success and growth of the university. I am sure our alumni and supporters will enjoy working with Anthony and his team as we join forces to make Jackson State even stronger," said JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers. "I also want to thank Dr. Mary M. White for stepping in and serving as our interim vice president for Institutional Advancement for the past year. The university is grateful for her contributions not only in that role, but for her dedication to JSU for the past 41 years," Meyers added. The vice president for Institutional Advancement serves as the chief development officer for the University and supervises alumni and constituent relations, university communications and community engagement in addition to serving as the executive director for the JSU Development Foundation. "I'm a graduate of an HBCU, so this will give me a platform to do the most good. JSU is the top HBCU in the country, and I'm excited to have the privilege to advance the mission of JSU," said Holloman, a Darlington, S.C., native. The executive earned a bachelor's of arts in communications from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., and a master's in sports studies from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala. Currently, Holloman is pursuing a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His executive roles also include stints at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg and Tuskegee University in Alabama. "Jackson State plays a critical role as the only urban institution in Mississippi. We aim to help every student who qualifies to enroll to be able to afford an education at Jackson State," Holloman said. With rising tuition cost at almost every institution, Holloman says he wishes to improve retention by creating opportunities for private funding and by further developing sustainable relationships with alumni. "They are our greatest advocates and our greatest examples of success, showing what an education can accomplish," he added. Holloman says he is looking forward to becoming a JSU Tiger. "In my first day on campus I'm going to take the lead role by making my first financial gift to Jackson State. I can't ask people to support the institution if I'm not making a commitment myself." As a former college football player, Holloman is passionate about athletics and is looking forward to following Tiger sports. "It gives me great pride to watch student athletes develop and use sports as a springboard to success in other areas of their lives," Holloman said. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.