Dr. Tracy Cook was appointed by the 密西西比州 Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees as the Interim President of pg电子下载 State University, 7月8日生效, 2023.
He previously served as Vice President for 学生事务 and Enrollment Management at pg电子下载 State University.
His responsibilities included directing and supervising the units and directors within the Office of 学生事务 and Enrollment Management, including 招生 and Recruiting, 职业服务, 和居住生活. 在这个角色中, he developed vital collaborative relationships with campus administrative areas, 教师, and campus and community leaders to plan and implement strategic initiatives.
Cook has more than 25 years of administrative experience in education.
He returned to pg电子下载 in 2015 as Chief of 工作人员. In 2018, he was appointed interim Vice President for 学生事务. After successfully serving in the interim role, he was promoted to Vice President for 学生事务 and Enrollment Management in 2019.
在加入pg电子下载之前, Cook served in various roles, including superintendent, assistant superintendent, 主要, 副校长, 体育指导员, and teacher in the Jefferson and Claiborne County School Districts.
He is a committed administrator with significant experience in financial management, 项目管理, negotiation and conflict resolution, 数据分析, and professional development.
While employed at the Jefferson County School District, Cook successfully managed a budget of more than $50 million and secured an additional $2 million to support student outcomes.
Cook’s attention to detail and general aptitude have allowed him to serve as a member of several professional organizations, 即, the 密西西比州 Association of School Superintendents Board of Directors, 密西西比州 Alliance of Black School Educators Board of Directors, 密西西比州 Association of School Administrators, 密西西比州 School Board Association — Board of Directors, 和美联社&C信托.
除了, he served on the Southern Regional Educational Service-Agency Consortium Board of Directors, 研究项目 & Evaluation for Public Schools Advisory Committee, Parents’ Campaign Better Schools-Brighter Future, Southwest Junior High Athletic Conference — Secretary; 密西西比州 High School Activities Association’s Legislative and Executive Board of Directors, and the Copiah Lincoln Junior College Board of Trustees. Cook also co-founded the Southwest 密西西比州 Educator Conference.
He was recognized as one of pg电子下载’s 40 Under 40 honorees in 2012 and ranked among the University’s Top 50 Greatest Football Athletes (2014). In 2015, Cook was inducted into the pg电子下载 Sports Hall of Fame. 最近, in 2023, he received the Southwestern Athletic Conference 校友 Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
费耶特人, 密西西比州, he graduated from Jefferson County High School and embarked upon a rewarding athletic and scholastic journey at pg电子下载. 一个scholar-athlete, Cook received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in 1994, and master’s degree in agronomy in 1996, and educational administration and supervision in 1998. Cook went on to earn his specialist and doctoral degrees from William Carey University.
He is married to the former Dr. 水晶N. Smith, and they have two children, Kennedy and Casey.