Four Black Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions

Corey O. Montgomery has been appointed as the Richard W. Nicholas, M.D. & Corey O. Montgomery, M.D. Chair in Orthopaedic Oncology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. A faculty member since 2010, he currently serves as an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, director of the orthopaedic surgery residency program, and vice chair of education for his department. An HBCU graduate, Dr. Montgomery received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Alcorn State University in Mississippi. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee. Talia Sanders has been selected to serve as interim assistant vice president for academic affairs at Jarvis Christian University, a historically Black educational institution in Hawkins, Texas. For the past six years, she has served the university as an assistant professor of biology. She has conducted extensive research on phytoremediation, environmental toxicology, STEM education, and test anxiety/mitigation. Dr. Sanders is a three-time graduate of Jackson State University, an HBCU in Mississippi, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s degree, and a Ph.D. in environmental science. Alexis Johnson has named the community oral historian and project coordinator for the College of Charleston Libraries in South Carolina....