Chairman of the Board at Allen University Receives DNC At- Large Member Nomination.

Columbia, SC – 10/05/2021 - Allen University's Chairman, Rev. Dr. Samuel L. Green, Sr., has been nominated for a Democratic National Committee At-Large Member position by Chairman of the DNC, Jaime Harrison. With support from both President Joseph Biden and Chairman Harrison, Bishop Green is likely to secure the position this Saturday, October 9, 2021.

As a DNC At-Large Member, Bishop Green will accept a four-year appointment to ensure the Democratic Party reflects those it intends to serve. The DNC has nearly 450 members with voting power, and Bishop Green will become one of them.

"I am honored to receive this nomination and look forward to working with President Biden, Chairman Harrison, and the DNC to ensure we continue to redeem the soul of this nation. As a faith leader, I look forward to working with the Democratic Party to shape an agenda that prioritizes the voices of marginalized communities. As we approach the 2022 and 2024 elections, it is imperative that we work collaboratively

to protect our democracy by expanding civic participation." Bishop Green is the Presiding Prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and serves as Chairman of Allen University. Bishop Green was elected and consecrated the 125th Bishop in the line of succession in the history of AME Church, dating back to Bishop Richard Allen.

Along with tremendous experience, he understands higher education governance that sparked a resurgence at Allen. The University reaffirmed its accreditation, regained stability to its finances, returned to football, launched a marching band, moved from Level II to Level III to offer master's degrees, and launched the fully accredited Dickerson-Green (Graduate) Theological Seminary.

Bishop Green holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of South Florida, Tampa; a Master of Divinity from the Turner Theological Seminary, Atlanta; and a Doctor of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta. He is the father of three adult sons.

In addition to a host of religious affiliations, he is also a 33rd-degree Mason, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, a member of Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, and a member of the NAACP. Bishop Green was also a speaker for the Interfaith Welcome Service of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

YELLOW JACKETS LAST SECOND HEROICS EDGE LIVINGSTONE, 34-32

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- For a consecutive week, Allen University orchestrated a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, this time edging Livingstone, 34-32, on Saturday night at Westwood HS Football Stadium.

ALLEN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO LEADERSHIP TEAM

Columbia, SC – 9/09/2021. Allen University is pleased to welcome new additions to its leadership team as it continues to experience steady growth. Dr. Eric Gamble, Vice President for Planning, and Information Technology; Dr. Gee Lockhart Sigman, Associate Vice President for Planning, Assessment, and Research; and Mr. Jasher Cox, Director of Athletics joined Allen University in September of 2021.

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Dr. Eric Gamble, the new VP for Planning and Research & Information Technology, worked in the hi-tech industry for more than 15 years with Fortune 100 companies such as IBM and Oracle, and with venture capitalist funded startups in Silicon Valley. In addition, Dr. Gamble has held a variety of senior sales, application engineering, and systems engineering positions with Fortune 500 companies over the course of his career. He has managed technical relationships, implemented multi-million-dollar contracts, and served as a liaison between business and technical groups. Dr. Gamble specializes in managing projects to build-out last-mile connections for fiber-optic, and he’s highly skilled in process engineering/redesign, network design and implementation, and rapid database application development. Prior to joining the AU family, Dr. Gamble was employed as an Assistant Professor and Instructor of Management at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Gamble’s academic credentials include a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; an MBA in International Trade from Johnson & Wales University; and a B.S. in Computer Systems Management from Johnson & Wales.

Dr. Gee Lockhart Sigman is Allen’s new Associate VP for Planning, Assessment, and Research. Her career spans over 20 years in higher education at 2-year, 4-year, public and private colleges, and universities. In her most recent role as Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Registrar at Converse College, Dr. Sigman automated processes in the Office of the Registrar, moved the college to an online catalog system, worked with faculty and staff to implement a new learning management system, and served as the Institutional Accreditation Liaison for the SACSCOC Fifth-Year Interim Report.  Prior to her position at Converse, Dr. Sigman served as Director of Student Outcomes Assessment at Spartanburg Community College. Dr. Sigman’s academic credentials include a B. S. in Criminal Justice, a M. S. in Criminal Justice, and an Ed.D. from the University of South Carolina. She has earned additional graduate degrees from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (Columbia, SC) and Emory University Candler School of Theology (Atlanta, GA).

Mr. Jasher Cox is the University’s new Director of Athletics. Prior to Allen, Mr. Cox served as Athletics Director at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennessee. In his first year at LMU, Cox oversaw an athletics department that witnessed four teams ranked in the top-15 nationally in their respective sport (men's basketball, men's golf, softball, and men's bowling) for the entirety of 2019-20, as well as a department growing in the number of sports being sponsored. Mr. Cox was a vital component in the process of adding field hockey and men's and women's wrestling to LMU's athletics portfolio. Prior to LMU, Cox was an assistant athletics director at Tuskegee University where he managed all internal operations of the department, including coordinating game management, game operations, facility maintenance, home event scheduling, fiscal and personnel management, as well as special projects. Before arriving at Tuskegee, Mr. Cox was the assistant commissioner of the Horizon League in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also previously served as assistant commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Cox received his B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from Auburn University, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Strayer University.

In commenting on the new hires, President Ernest McNealey said “We are fortunate and pleased to continue widening and deepening the talent in the leadership pool at the University.  Not only are Dr. Gamble, Dr. Sigman, and Mr. Cox highly credentialed and experienced to assume the positions they now hold, they embrace the philosophy all that can be imagined can be achieved.”

For more information about Allen University visit, www.allenuniversity.edu.

Contact:

Dub Taylor

Allen University

Vice President for Institutional Advancement                                                       

(803)376-5725| dtaylor@allenuniversity.edu