Adena Williams Loston

Adena Williams Loston (born 1952) is the 14th president of St. Philip’s College. She was installed as the new president in ceremonies on March 1, 2007.[2] St. Philip’s College, located in San Antonio, Texas, is the only historically Black college and Hispanic-serving institution in the United States.[3][4]

Adena Williams Loston
Dr. Adena Williams Loston
14th President of St. Philip’s College
Assumed office
2007
Personal details
Born1952[1]
Mississippi
Alma materB.S. Alcorn State University, 1973,
M.Ed. Bowling Green State University, 1974,
Ph.D. Bowling Green State University, 1979
ProfessionEducator

Education

Loston earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Alcorn State University in 1973. She received her Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Bowling Green State University in 1974 and 1979 respectively. She also attended the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University in 1996.[5]

Career

Loston has taught as an associate professor at Georgia State University and an instructor at Arkansas State University and Houston Community College. She also taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Houston–Downtown and Texas Southern University.[6]

She then served as the Dean of Vocational Education, Budgets and Facilities, and Dean of Professional Programs at Santa Monica College, the Executive Dean/Provost in the El Paso Community College District, and ultimately as the President of San Jacinto College South, in Houston, Texas.[7] She became the second president of San Jacinto College South and the first African-American president in the District.[8]

Loston then served as the director of education and special assistant for Suborbital and Special Orbital Projects Directorate for the Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility and Chief Education Officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Her initial appointment at NASA was as the associate administrator for education on October 28, 2002, and prior to joining the agency, she served as the NASA Administrator’s senior education advisor starting in September 2002.[9]

As NASA’s senior education official, she was responsible for structuring the Office of Education, providing executive leadership, policy direction, functional management, and guidance in coordinating the Agency’s overall efforts to organize and enhance its education investments and portfolio nationally and internationally for its Headquarter operations, mission directorates and 10 field centers. Loston was responsible for a $230 million budget (including earmarks) and directed policy for $1.3 billion.[10]

Awards and honors

Loston has been recognized with several awards,[11][12] including:

References
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  2. "St. Philip's College to get $5.4 million grant". 19 September 2012.
  3. "What is an HBCU? | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities".
  4. "Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics".
  5. "NASA - Chief Education Officer
    Dr. Adena Williams Loston"    .
  6. "Masters Leadership Program » Speakers Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  7. "Our History - SJC Through the Years | San Jacinto College | Teaching the Houston Community". Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  8. "Our History | San Jacinto College | Teaching the Houston Community". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  9. "NASA Transformation Structure Released - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Press release | LegiStorm".
  10. "NASA - Chief Education Officer
    Dr. Adena Williams Loston"    .
  11. "NASA - Chief Education Officer
    Dr. Adena Williams Loston"    .
  12. "Masters Leadership Program » Speakers Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  1. St. Philip's College
  2. Official Biography of Dr. Adena Williams Loston, NASA's Chief Education Officer
  3. Official Biography of Dr. Adena Williams Loston, St. Philip's College President
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