Contact: Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Miss.--A Mississippi State University administrator is being honored for his work as a role model for minority students.
Tommy Stevenson, interim director of MSU's Office of Diversity and Equity Programs, has been named a "National Role Model" by Minority Access Inc., and will officially receive the honor Sept. 11 during the organization's 11th annual national role models conference in Las Vegas.
Minority Access Inc. is a non-profit educational organization that supports individuals, academic institutions, and federal, state, and local government agencies and corporations. The group's mission is to diversify campuses and work sites by improving the recruitment, retention and enhancement of minorities.
The organization created the National Role Models Project a decade ago in cooperation with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
A Brooksville native, Stevenson served as assistant dean for diversity programs and student development before assuming his current role. He actively supports the National Society of Black Engineers, Increasing Minority Access to Graduate Education and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Additionally, he serves as president of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates
He received his bachelor's degree in industrial technology and master's in educational administration from MSU and a doctorate in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University.
For more information, contact Dr. Stevenson at 662-325-2493 or tstevenson@aaeo.msstate.edu.