Executive Committee
“The Executive Committee of the Black Studies Program at the University of Missouri consists of the Director, Assistant Director, four Faculty Affiliates, two Administrative Representatives, an Ex-Officio member, a Graduate Student Representative, and an Undergraduate Student Representative. This eleven member committee continuously reviews the state of the Black Studies Program, its organization, governance, policies, as well as continuously evaluates the curriculum, programmatic offerings, and campus-community relations.”
Faculty Representatives
Dr. Robert Baum
Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies (2009-2011)
Dr. David Brunsma
Interim Assistant Director, Black Studies Program, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Dr. April Langley
Associate Professor, Department of English (2008-2010)
Dr. Mary Jo Neitz
Professor, Department of Women & Gender Studies (2008-2010)
Dr. Tola Pearce
Professor, Department of Sociology (2008-2010)
Dr. Peggy Placier
Associate Professor, Department of Education Leadership and Policy Analysis (2009-2011)
Dr. Juanita Simmons
Assistant Director, Department of Education Leadership and Policy Analysis (2009-2011)
Dr. LeeAnn Whites
Professor, Department of History (2009-2011)
Student Representatives
Leroy Rowe
Graduate Student (2009-2010)
Shanetha Washington
Undergraduate Student (2009-2010)
Ex-Officio Representatives
Dr. Arvarh Strickland
Professor Emeritus, Department of History
Sabbatical
Dr. Wilma King
Arvarh E. Strickland Distinguished Professor, Department of History