HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY · COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Dr. Cassie S. Turnipseed
Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy.
Faculty
Faculty Profile
Assistant Professor
- Office
- COLA 338
- Phone
- 601.979.2191
- cassie.s.turnipseed@jsums.edu
Education
- Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN2010–16 · PhD, Public History–Huh-ta Fellow (2014–15)
- George Washington University, Washington, DC1999 · Certificate of Completion, Distance Education & Web-based Instructional Designs
- Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA1995–97 · MBA, Marketing/International Management; MS, Telecommunications Management
- University Berkeley, Extension, Berkeley, CA1992–93 · Advertising
- San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA1989–91 · BS, Media (radio & television) Communications
Recognition
Awards & Accomplishments
- The Mississippi Trailblazers Award, BancorpSouth Conference Center, Tupelo, 4/27/19.
- 2018 Summer Research Grant—The Lessons of the Gullah Geechee: Making a Way Out of No Way, Mississippi Valley State University, 6/18-7/18.
- Diversity Educator of the Year, Institute of Higher Learning, State of Mississippi, 2017
- NAACP, Certificate of Accomplishment, Moorhead, MS, 11/16
- BOSS Lady: Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, Grammy Museum, Cleveland, MS, 10/16
- Historic Preservation Award, AKA Sorority, Mound Bayou, MS, 2/22/15
- Middle Tennessee State University — Huhta Fellow, 2014
- Community Service Tribute: Black History Month Spotlight, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Indianola, MS, 2/9/14
- Studio 53, Community Award, St Louis, MO, 2013
- Youth Outreach and Cultural Learning Award, NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, 4/12
- U.S. Congressional Honor for commitment to preserving the rich history and heritage of the Mississippi Delta, by Congressman Bennie G Thompson, October 23,2012
- Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour selected Fellow, Delta Regional Authority, Delta Leadership Institute, 2008
- Delta Blues Most Dedicated Award, MS Blues Reunion Festival, Belzoni, MS, 11/11
- Participant, George Melendez Wright, New Orleans Conference, 2011
- Host, Delta Renaissance, Cultural Arts Talk Show, WABG-TV, 2009-current
- Host, Delta Scene, Public Affairs Talk Show, WXVT-TV, Greenville, MS, 2007-09
- Delta Regional Authority: Delta Leadership Institute, Fellow, ’08-09
- MC/Announcer, Indianola Christmas Parade, Indianola, MS
- First African American Woman to sit on the Economic Development Foundation, Board of Directors, in Choctaw County Mississippi, USA, 2004-2007
- Diaspora (USA/Canada/South America/Caribbean/West Indies) Rep., Pan African Film & Video Festival, Ouagadougou, (FESPAC0)-Paul Robeson Award, 2003-09
- Entrepreneur of the Year: African Bridge, Inc, 2004
- Black Filmmaker’s Hall of Fame—Best Producer Award, 1993
- Telecommunications Education Trust–Jack P. Eckley, Graduate Scholarship, 1995
- TeleCommunications Association (TCA) Fellowship, 1994
- Republique de Cote d’Ivoirc, Ville dAbidjan—Les Palmes dtIonneur de la City, issued by Mel Theodore EG, Maire de Cocody, 1993
- Independent Producer of the Year, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1993
- American Women Radio &TV (AWRT), Outstanding Media Student Award, 1987
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Danielle Kirkland
Administrative Assistant
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg.
Faculty
Dr. Cassie S. Turnipseed
Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg. 338
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Department of History and Philosophy
For more information, please contact us at (601) 979-2191. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
Location
3rd floor suite, Dollye M. E. Robinson BuildingP.O. Box 17700
Jackson, MS 39217
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