Happening Now

Jacksonville State University Selects Dean of the College of Business and Industry

University Selects Dean of the College of Business and Industry

Jacksonville, AL – Per the Director of Strategic Communications for JSU, Buffy Lockette, after serving on an interim basis for the past year, Dr. Brent J. Cunningham has been named the official dean of JSU’s College of Business and Industry, effective Jan. 3.

“Dr. Cunningham has been a part of the JSU fabric for over 22 years,” said Dr. Christie Shelton, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “He has a passion to serve others, to support faculty and to see students succeed. We are fortunate to have Dean Cunningham at the helm of the CBI. I am eager to work with him as he operationalizes his vision for the college in the years to come.”

Cunningham first joined the JSU faculty in 1999 as an assistant professor of marketing. He served as Faculty Senate president in 2009-2010 and was promoted to full professor in 2012.

In 2017, Cunningham was named interim head of the Lyons & Company, Inc. Department of Management and Marketing, then official head of the department in 2018 – a role he served in for four years, until becoming interim dean of the college on Jan. 3, 2022.

A JSU alumnus, Cunningham received a BS in marketing from the university in 1987. He went on to earn an MA in marketing from the University of Alabama in 1990 and a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Mississippi in 1999. Before arriving on campus, he began his academic career as a member of the marketing faculty at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., from 1990 to 1998.

“Jacksonville State University is a remarkable institution and I am honored to serve as the dean of the College of Business and Industry at such a special place,” Cunningham said. “I am grateful to President Killingsworth and Provost Shelton for entrusting me with such an important role.”

 

Paid Advertisement – Click for More Information

Debbie Hess for BOE
ALEAF Fundraising

Paid Advertisement – Click for More Information

Advertise with the Calhoun Journal photo
Julie Borrelli for Probate

Paid Advertisement – Click for More Information

Weaver Police Department now hiring

Paid Advertisement – Click for More Information

McClellan Inn Ad
JLM Coms