Marilyn Lockhart is the new director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at Montana State University. Dr. Lockhart, an associate professor of education at the university, has been serving as interim director of the center since its establishment three years ago.
Dr. Lockhart is a graduate of Bridgewater College in Virginia. She holds a master’s degree in educational psychology from Arizona State University and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Virginia.
Frances Welch was promoted to director of student support services at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She has been on the staff of student support services since 2000 and has served as assistant director since 2008.
Welch is a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she majored in sociology. She holds a master’s degree in student personnel services/counseling from Northwestern State University.
Tina D. Rollins was named director of the William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library at Hampton University in Virginia. She was the assistant director of technical services at the library. Before joining the staff at Hampton University, Rollins was the collection development librarian at Alabama State University in Montgomery.
Rollins is a graduate of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She holds a master of library science degree from North Carolina Central University in Durham.

A graduate of the University of Dayton in Ohio, Pope holds master’s degrees from Indiana University and Iowa State University.

Dr. Eaton is a graduate of Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned master’s and doctoral degrees at Ohio State University.

Dr. McComas has served on the faculty at the university since 1986. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech pathology and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, all from Marshall University.

Dr. Coston is a graduate of Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. She holds master’s degrees in statistics and mathematics education and a doctorate in mathematics education from North Carolina State University.

Dr. Paster is a summa cum laude graduate of Ohio State University. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Professor Deal holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, all from Indiana University.


