Texas College Announces Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs as its 24th President — A Historic Appointment

Texas College is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs as its next President, marking a historic milestone as she becomes the first woman to lead the institution since its founding in 1894. Dr. Gibbs’s selection represents both a celebration of excellence and a bold step forward for Texas College. As its first female president, she embodies the institution’s enduring commitment to progress, representation, and opportunity.

Dr. Gibbs will begin the presidency on July 1, 2026, succeeding Dr. Dwight J. Fennell, who is retiring after 18 years of stellar service to Texas College.

A Visionary Leader for a Defining Moment
Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs brings over two decades of experience spanning academia and industry. She holds a dynamic record of leadership, innovation, and impact in higher education, entrepreneurship, and industry. She currently serves as Dean of the Business and Economics Division at Morehouse College, where she has led transformative initiatives that strengthened academic rigor, expanded experiential learning, elevated national visibility and societal impact.

Dr. Gibbs holds a PhD in Business Administration – Management with research and teaching emphasis in Entrepreneurship from Jackson State University. She previously served as dean of the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado (UNCO). Prior to her time at UNCO, she served as associate dean of accreditation and analytics, and director of the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Management, the largest school in the College of Business and at the university. She also held the Alvin Williams Endowed Chair of Minority Entrepreneurship. Dr. Gibbs also served on faculty at Jackson State University and spearheaded many entrepreneurial initiatives, including the first student pitch competition, the Women of Color Entrepreneurs conference, and cowrote the grant for the first Minority Business Enterprise Center in the state of Mississippi.

Dr. Gibbs has also held professional positions as a software engineer with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and at IBM. During her time at Morehouse, she contributed to raising more than $30 million to support student programs in real estate, entrepreneurship, asset management, finance and professional development while introducing new programs for faculty development in research and teaching innovation.

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