Grambling State University Administrator Leads National Conference

 

Dr. Adriel Hilton Executive Asst. to the Pres and Chief of Staff
Dr. Adriel Hilton
Executive Asst. to the Pres and Chief of Staff

Grambling, LA – Dr. Adriel Hilton, Executive Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, served as the Program Chair for the 62 Annual conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASAP) held in Houston, Texas, Under the Conference theme, “Transforming Student Success: Recruitment, Retention and Graduation”„ participants came from across the country for four days to share important concepts and practices relevant to their research and institutions.

Hilton not only had the responsibility of coordinating all presentations during the conference, but also, along with a colleague, presented: Success Factors that Influence Retention and Graduation for African American Females at a Selected HBCU. Adriel Hilton has maintained membership in NASAP over a period of time and based on his involvement in the organization he is a past recipient of NASAP’s highest award, the Sadie M. Yancey Professional Service Award. Hilton maintains an active membership in the Association.

Now a part of the Grambling State University family, Hilton has the responsibility of assisting the President in the day-to-day operations of the President’s Office. He serves as the President’s liaison with University administration, faculty, staff and students, in addition to external stakeholders. Hilton, a Miami, Florida native is a graduate of Morehouse College with the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration; Florida AM University with a Masters of Applied Social Science; he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from Morgan State University. Dr. Hilton has had additional educational opportunities at Johns Hopkins University, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard Business School, Clark Atlanta University, and Georgia State University.

Dr. Hilton enhanced his proficiency in Higher Education Administration and teaching in one of his previous positions, at Upper Iowa University (UIU), where he served as Executive Assistant to the President and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees in addition to the first ever Chief Diversity Officer at the University. He was also an adjunct faculty member at both UIU and the University of Northern Iowa.

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