Saturday, April 17, 2021

EMCC: New deans of instruction

East Mississippi Community College has promoted Dr. Michael Busby and Dr. Jairus Johnson to fill two dean of instruction positions. Busby is in charge of overall instruction at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus and the Lion Hills Center. Johnson performs the same functions at the college’s Scooba campus. Johnson has worked at EMCC as a biology instructor since 2004. In 2007, he assumed the additional role of Mathematics and Science Division chair. The York, Ala., native earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of West Alabama, where he also completed his Master of Arts in Teaching. He earned his doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. Busby has worked at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus since 2016. Prior to that, he worked as an instructor and administrator for Mississippi State University. Busby was born and raised in West Point, Miss. He attended Itawamba Community College to play tennis, but transferred to Mississippi State where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Business. He went on to earn both a master’s degree in Education and a doctorate in Instructional Systems and Workforce Development from MSU. (Source: EMCC 04/15/21)

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