Education
Georgia State University. Ph.D. in Education Administration.
Emory University. Master's Degree in Education and English
Professional Experience
Seven years experience as a public school teacher in Georgia and California, teaching English in grades 9-12.
Twenty-eight years experience at public and private colleges and universities in Georgia to raise more than $475 million in private funds for academic programs and capital projects.
Current Employment
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Morehouse School of Medicine
Community Commitments
Volunteer teacher, Hopewell Baptist Church Gateway Sunday School;
President, (first woman in eighty years), Kiwanis Club of Atlanta;
Secretary, Riverview Homeowners Association;
Chair, Education Commission, Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, Norcross;
Elected by District 3 in 1996, 2000, and 2005 to the Gwinnett County
School Board;
Elected Chairman in 1999 and 2004 and Vice Chairman in 1998 and 2003;
Education Chairman, United Peachtree Corners Civic Association, Norcross;
Civilian Representative to the National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College at Carlyle Barracks, PA.;
Member, Development Committee, Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta;
Member, Leadership Atlanta;
Volunteer Principal for 10 years, Cathedral of Christ the King Sunday School, Atlanta
Awards Received
2008 – “One of Top Ten Most Influential Women in Gwinnett County,”
Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Gwinnett News, April 2008.
2006 - Frank L. Ashmore Award for Service to the Advancement
Profession and to the Council for Advancement and Support
of Education (CASE), New York, July 2006.
1999 – Gwinnett County Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Award
for Excellence in Education, Hopewell Baptist Church, Norcross, GA, January 1999.
1999 - Warwick Award for Outstanding Original Research from the
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE),
Boston, July 1999.
1994 - Alice Beeman Award for Excellence in Writing for
Education Advancement from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Chicago, July 1994.
Personal Information
Married to Michael C. Murphy, an attorney in Gwinnett County. The Murphys are the parents of three grown daughters.
Mike has been very involved with many civic organizations in the community, including “Gwinnett County Chairman to Elect Sonny Perdue Governor”. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and served on U.S. Congressman Johnny Isakson's and on Speaker Newt Gingrich’s Service Academy Selection Panels.
Mike also serves on the Gwinnett Juvenile Court Volunteer Lawyers Program for At-Risk Youth and on The Board of the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association. He is Past President of the Riverview Homeowner’s Association. |