
Currently, Dr. Hawkins is the associate director for advancement for the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, which is based in Georgetown, Texas.
The daughter of a West Virginia coal miner, Dr. Hawkins was the first person in her family to earn a college degree. She earned a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in history at the University of Texas at Arlington. She holds a master’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. Dr. Hawkins is the former president of the Texas Independent College Foundation.


