Dr. Beverly W. Hogan has served as president of Tougaloo College since May 2002 and will retire on June 30, 2019. She is the 13th President and first woman to lead this historic institution.
DATE: Friday, March 8, 2019
TO: Tougaloo College Campus Community, Alumni and Stakeholders
FROM: Edmond Hughes, Chair Presidential Search Committee
SUBJECT: Presidential Search Announcement
While celebrating its 150th anniversary, Tougaloo College used the 31st Annual Business Luncheon as a platform to officially announce the “Sesquicentennial Campaign for Scholarships,” an important fundraising initiative to raise $10 million over the next two years for deserving students.
Tougaloo College welcomes Huntington Ingalls Industries CEO and President Mike Petters as the keynote speaker for its 31st Annual Tougaloo College Bus
TO: Members of the Tougaloo College Community
FROM: Edmond Hughes, Chair, Presidential Search Committee
SUBJECT: Visit to the Campus by Finalist Candidates
As you know from previous reports of the presidential search committee, the final phase of our
search includes an invitation for our finalist candidates to visit the campus. We are pleased to
announce that we have invited the following two finalists (see attached biographical summaries)
to visit the campus:
Melva Williams, PhD – Monday, February 11, 2019
Tougaloo College is launching the “Sesquicentennial Campaign for Scholarships” to raise $10 million over the next two years for deserving students in celebration of its 150th year. “This is our very first fundraising initiative that expressly targets scholarships for students as we more intentionally focus on furthering the transformation of today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders. This campaign is a vital step in positioning the college for continued growth and to ensure its future as a viable, competitive, attractive place for twenty-first century learners,” says Pre
TOUGALOO COLLEGE
PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH
DATE: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
TO: Members of the Tougaloo College Campus Community
FROM: Mr. Edmond Hughes, Chair
Presidential Search Committee
As Tougaloo College celebrates its 150th Anniversary, the College is making an extra effort to grow its enrollment.
Join President Beverly Wade Hogan and other members of the Tougaloo College family for a series of Tougaloo College Days in Faith Communities across the country, where recruiters will be present to process applications and offer preliminary acceptance to the College.
The U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus has elected Congressman Bennie G. Thompson to Chair the Committee on Homeland Security for the 116th Congress.