Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
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President
Marva Johnson, J.D., MBA
- President
Updated on 09/01/2025
Administration
Marcus H. Burgess, Ed.D.
- Sr. Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships & Innovation
Kelvin Lawson
- Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Allyson Watson, Ph.D.
- Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Donald E. Palm, III, Ph.D
- Executive Vice President for Health Sciences Enterprise and Research Innovation (EVP-HSERI)
William E. Hudson, Ph.D.
- 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
Nichole Murry
- Acting Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Robinson
- Vice President, Government Relations
Brandi Tatum-Fedrick, Ed.D.
- Acting Vice President of University Advancement
Alonda Thomas
- Vice President, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Dr. Charles A. Weatherford
- Vice President, Research
Rica Calhoun
- Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer
Dr. Erick Akins
- Director, Title III Programs
Dr. Kyle Eidahl
- Faculty Senate Representative
Dr. Daniel Osborne
- Faculty Senate Representative
Tony Lee, III, Ed.D.
- Interim Chief of Staff
Nicole Schloss
- Executive Assistant
John F. Davis
- Vice President and Director of Athletics
Updated on 05/01/2026
Board
Deveron Gibbons
- Chair
Jamal A. Brown
- Faculty Senate President and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Zayla Bryant
- 54th Student Senate President
John Crossman
- President
Natlie G. Figgers
- Founder
Emery A. Gainey
- Trustee
Raphael Vazquez
- Trustee
Nicole Washington
- Principal
Michael White
- Vice Chair
Deveron Gibbons
- Chair
Jamal A. Brown
- Faculty Senate President and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Zayla Bryant
- 54th Student Senate President
John Crossman
- President
Natlie G. Figgers
- Founder
Emery A. Gainey
- Trustee
Roderick Harris
- Director, Office of System Innovation, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Kenneth Jones
- Chief Executive Officer, HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
Prerak Shah
- Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Raphael Vazquez
- Trustee
Nicole Washington
- Principal, Washington Education Strategies
Michael White
- Vice Chair
Victor Young
- Managing Partner, Morgan Auto Group
Deveron Gibbons
- Chair
Jamal A. Brown
- Faculty Senate President and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Zayla Bryant
- 54th Student Senate President
John Crossman
- President, CrossMarc Services
Natlie G. Figgers
- Founder, The Law Office of Natlie G. Figgers, LLC
Emery A. Gainey
- Trustee
Roderick Harris
- Director, Office of System Innovation, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Kenneth Jones
- Chief Executive Officer, HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
Prerak Shah
- Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Raphael Vazquez
- Trustee
Nicole Washington
- Principal, Washington Education Strategies
Michael White
- Vice Chair
Victor Young
- Managing Partner, Morgan Auto Group
Updated on 05/01/2026
Rankings
- National Universities: #169
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities: #5
- Top Public Schools: #92
- Best Value Schools: #146
- Nursing: #214
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #122
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #22 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 & Sustainability: Increase and diversify revenue, enhance infrastructure, increase philanthropic giving, and provide budgetary support for the strategic plan, all supporting student success.
- Organizational Effectiveness & 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 05/01/2026
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