Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker has joined the SAES as associate dean for the Agricultural Research Program. Hymon-Parker comes to A&T from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where she served for the past five years as chair of the Department of Human Ecology. For the past 11 years and while attending to teaching and Extension responsibilities concurrently, Hymon-Parker has also served as associate research director of 1890 programs for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at UMES. She received her doctorate in education policy, planning and administration from the University of Maryland; her master’s in apparel design from Cornell University; and her bachelor’s from North Carolina Central University in Durham. Hymon-Parker is originally from Warrenton, N.C., and a graduate of Graham High School.
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Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker has joined the SAES as associate dean for the Agricultural Research Program. Hymon-Parker comes to A&T from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where she served for the past five years as chair of the Department of Human Ecology. For the past 11 years and while attending to teaching and Extension responsibilities concurrently, Hymon-Parker has also served as associate research director of 1890 programs for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at UMES. She received her doctorate in education policy, planning and administration from the University of Maryland; her master’s in apparel design from Cornell University; and her bachelor’s from North Carolina Central University in Durham. Hymon-Parker is originally from Warrenton, N.C., and a graduate of Graham High School.
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