Five Women Appointed to Key Staff Positions at Colleges and Universities

Tiffany Hinton was promoted to vice president for student success, well-being, and belonging at Hollins University, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. Hinton has served in this role on an interim basis since July 2025. Before her interim appointment, she was the university’s associate vice president and chief Title IX officer. Earlier, she held leadership positions with Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, Virginia Commonwealth University, and North Carolina Central University.

Dr. Hinton holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, a master’s degree in criminal justice from Norfolk State University in Virginia, and a doctorate in educational leadership from East Carolina University.

LaVon Gray is assistant to the president for information technology and operations at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. With over 25 years of leadership experience, Gray has a background in administration, finance, operations, higher education, and information technology. Previously, she was a project director for enrollment management at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

Dr. Gray is an alumna of Livingstone College.

Morgan Dudley has been named executive director for operations at Mississippi State University-Meridian. In this role, she will oversee all non-academic functions at the Meridian campus, including facility operations, marketing and communications, and community engagement. Dudley will also continue to serve in her current role as director of the Mississippi State University Riley Center.

Dudley earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from Mississippi State University.

Tarryn Harris has joined the University of Arkansas System’s Clinton School Impact Center staff as a research associate. She has worked as a graduate assistant at the center for the past year. Her current research centers on public health prevention and management strategies, workforce development needs assessments, and community-level interventions for families impacted by the opioid crisis.

Harris is a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in political science, international studies, and Spanish. She is currently completing a master of public service degree from the Clinton School of Public Service.

Vicki Sell is the new senior director of alumni relations at the University of Idaho and executive director of the University of Idaho Alumni Association. Prior to her new role, Sell was senior director of human resources for Albertsons Companies, Inc. Earlier, she was director of human resources and employee relations at St. Luke’s Regional Health Systems.

Sell is an alumna of the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

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