Farmington Public Schools selects new Special Education Director
Farmington, MI —Jacqueline D. McDougal, Ph.D., LP has been selected as the new Director of Special Education.
Dr. McDougal joined Farmington Public Schools in 2013 as a Supervisor of Special Education. She previously served as the Executive Director of Special Services for Pontiac Public Schools, where she worked for 13 ½ years. While there, she directed and managed staff and operation activities of the Special Education Department, 504, Homeless Program, Bilingual, and Homebound, as well as provided leadership and direction to numerous departments, committees, programs and services. She also worked for Detroit Public Schools as a school psychologist for 9 years.
Other positions Dr. McDougal has held include Consulting Psychologist, School Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor. She earned her Special Education Supervisor/Director certification from Grand Valley State University;
- Master of Education - Education Leadership from Oakland University;
- Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy;
- Master of Science - Counseling Psychology Mental Health from University of Southern Mississippi
- Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Mental Health from Tougaloo College
She holds licensure and certification as a Michigan Licensed Psychologist, Michigan School Psychologist Certification, Michigan School Administrator Certification, and Michigan Special Education Administrator.
Dr. McDougal is married to Julius McDougal, Sr. and has two children, Julius, II and Jocelyn. She is a proud graduate of Tougaloo College, class of 1985.
Historic West End has a new champion.
Dr. Bobby G. Cooper '61, Bolton, Mississippi, is being honored for more than 40 years of service to the Utica Campus of Hinds Community College. On September 25, the Fine Arts building on the campus was named in his honor. As director of the Jubilee Singers, Dr. Cooper has brought local, regional, national and international accolades to the College. A consummate performer and educator, in addition to being a Tougaloo College alumnus, Cooper is also a graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Colorado and furthered his studies at Chicago Musical College.
Collins was a 1952 graduate of Tougaloo College who was well known for her efforts to improve education for children in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is only fitting that the Los Angeles Unified School District recently renamed a downtown early education center in Collin's honor. 
Professor Johnnie Mae Maberry was recently selected as Distinguished Alumna of the Year for the Art Department at Mississippi College. 
Dr. Francesca A. Wilkins has joined the medical staff at St. Bernards Clopton Clinic as an endocrinologist.
On May 2, 2014, Sharifa made history by becoming the first African American female to graduate from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa with a Doctorate of Philosophy. Her area of specialty is Biochemistry.
"Geraldine S. Hines, a child of the segregated South who became a civil rights attorney and appeals court judge in Massachusetts, will be the first black woman to serve on the state’s highest court, if confirmed by the Governor’s Council." - Boston Globe
A Canton, Mississippi native, Waikinya Clanton is one of Washington’s youngest women to watch. With several years of Capitol Hill experience, Waikinya currently serves as the Executive Director of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL Women).
Congratulations to Tougaloo Alumna Jamilah Perkins '11, who has just been accepted to Meharry Medical School in Nashville! 
Dr. Liddell, a physician, was chosen to judge the Best of Fair for the 2014 Mississippi State Science Fair. She is a published author and a long-term member of the Crossroads Film Society Board of Directors. She and her son recently published their second Taru Book. Dr. Liddell is a member of Joyce Meyer's Volunteer Ministry team. Her next medical mission trip is Madagascar, Africa in June. 
Air Force Reserve Airman Meshach H. Barker graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
Eddie Rhodman ‘82 (pictured on the right) was nominated for the 2013 Information Technology Management Association Award: Outstanding IT Career Achievement Award by Lee Gregory, Chief Information Officer for the Department of Children’s Services pictured on the left.
Mia Ellis, who received her MFA from the Brown/Trinity program, joined Trinity Rep during the summer and has since performed in "The Grapes of Wrath" at Trinity and "Good People" at the Gamm Theatre. Now she has the lead in Trinity's "Intimate Apparel."
Tougaloo College congratulates Dr. Marshala Lee '07, a former JHS Scholar, who has made the finalist list for the Mongan Commonwealth Fellowship Fund in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University.