On Monday, three experienced administrators became the new
heads of several Florida A&M University schools.
Patricia Green-Powell, Ph.D., is the new interim dean of the
College of Education (COE). Green-Powell previously served as the interim dean of
the college from 2012 to 2015. She also held the positions of associate for
student affairs in the COE and interim vice president of the Brooksville
Agricultural Environmental Research Station.
Green-Powell additionally served as FAMU’s vice-president
for student affairs from 2003 to 2005. Before that appointment, she was the
vice-president for student affairs at Bainbridge College, director of student
services at South Carolina State University, and director of student services
at the FAMU School of Business and Industry.
Dhyana Ziegler, Ph.D., DCJ, has stepped into the office of interim
dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC). She joined
the FAMU faculty in 1997 as the Garth Reeves Eminent Scholar in the SJGC. She
later held several administrative positions at FAMU including assistant vice
president for academic affairs and instructional technology, acting vice
president for Research, and acting director for the Office of International
Education and Development.
Lastly, Seth Ablordeppey, Ph.D., was named the interim dean of the College
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He previously held that same office at
FAMU from 2011 to 2012. Before that appointment, he was the director of the
Basic Sciences Division within the college.