Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
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President
Timothy L. Beard, Ph.D.
- Interim President
Updated on 06/26/2025
Administration
Dr. Donald Palm
- Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
Dr. Allyson Watson
- Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Carmen Cummings Martin
- Chief of Staff
Cynthia Henry
- Executive Assistant
Rebecca Brown
- Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration/CFO
Dr. William E. Hudson
- Vice President, Student Affairs
Dr. Roddrick D. Jones
- Vice President, Strategic Planning, Analysis and Institutional Effectiveness
Joseph Maleszewski
- Vice President, Audit
Avery McKnight
- Vice President, General Counsel
Robert Seniors
- Vice President, Information Technology Services/CIO
Jamal Sowell
- Vice President, Government Relations
Angela Suggs
- Vice President & Director of Athletics
Alonda Thomas
- Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Dr. Charles A. Weatherford
- Vice President, Research
Rica Calhoun
- Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer
Dr. Erick Akins
- Director, Title III Programs
Dr. Kyle Eidahl
- Faculty Senate Representative
Dr. Daniel Osborne
- Faculty Senate Representative
Updated on 06/26/2025
Board
Kristin Harper
- Chair
Dr. Jamal A. Brown
- Faculty Senate President and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Zayla Bryant
- 54th Student Senate President (2024-2025 Academic Year)
John Crossman
- President
Natlie G. Figgers
- Founder
Emery A. Gainey
Deveron Gibbons, J.D.
- Vice Chair
Kelvin Lawson
- National Client Service Director
Belvin Perry, Jr.
Craig Reed
- Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Raphael Vazquez
Nicole Washington
- Principal
Michael White
- Co-Founder and President of Business Development
Updated on 06/26/2025
Rankings
- National Universities: #152
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities: #3
- Top Public Schools: #81
- Best Value Schools: #87
- Nursing: #254
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #106
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #20 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: Florida A&M University
- Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1935-01-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2018-01-01
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2028-01-01
Strategic Goals
- Student Success: Strengthen the quality of the student experience and success outcomes by positioning FAMU as an institution of choice for talented students from Florida and beyond, and optimize academic programs.
- Academic Excellence: Pursue Carnegie Classification of Research 1 status, develop a culture of sustained excellence through professional development, and commit to health, innovative research, and scholarship.
- Leverage the Brand: Revolutionize the customer service experience through coaching, measurement, and a culture of accountability, and enhance branding and messaging to strengthen advocacy and support for academic outcomes.
- Long-Term Fiscal Health and Sustainability: Increase and diversify revenue, enhance infrastructure, increase philanthropic giving, and provide budgetary support for the strategic plan, all supporting student success.
- Organizational Effectiveness and Transformation: Successfully implement best practices in institutional sustainability for recruiting, retaining, and developing employees, including succession planning to enhance operations through continuous improvement efforts.
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
Updated on 06/26/2025