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Graduates from the fall 2015 commencement

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The 2015 Fall Graduate Gommencement was held at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center, on December 11th, 2015.

Three PhDs and three MPPA (MPA) students received their degrees during the ceremony from the Dept. of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD). (People shown in pic: Dr. Claudine Gee in far left side, Dr. Ann Marie Myrick in left center, Dr.Kayester Lee-Smith in right center)  

The students who received their degrees are as follows:

 

PhD  

Dr. Claudine Gee (dissertation title: An analysis of debt management at seven Level VI public historically black colleges and universities: Alabama State Univeristy, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, Tennessee State University and Texas Southern University; Advisor: Professor Johnny B. Gilleylen, Sr.)

Dr. Ann Marie Myrick (dissertation title: Assessing the impact of the sex offender registrtion and notification act of 2006 on recidivism rates among sex offenders in Mississippi; Advisor: Professor Johnny B. Gilleylen, Sr.)

Dr. Kayester Lee-Smith (dissertation title: The Department of Veteran Affairs operation enduring freedom (OEF) Opearational Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Opearation New Dawn (OND) Seamless transition/are management program: A summary evaluation; Advisor: Professor Johnny B. Gilleylen, Sr.)

MPPA (MPA)

Ms. Tanya D. Reed,

Ms. Katherine L. Smith

Ms. Christina M. Spann

Congratulations to all of the graduates!!!

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🎉 Celebrating 50 Years 🎉

The Department of Public Policy and Administration at
Jackson State University is celebrating the
50th Anniversary of the Master of Public Policy & Administration Program.

We are hosting our first celebratory event with a reception on
October 10, 2025 on the first floor at the
Jackson State University Downtown Location,
101 W. Pearl Street, Jackson, MS.

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