Dr. Sylvia Thomas was appointed Director of Title III Administration on December 1, 2023. Prior to her appointment here at Spelman College, Dr. Thomas served as grant coordinator at Morehouse School of Medicine and as grant specialist at Clark Atlanta University.
Dr. Thomas began her Title III career as the Director of Title III at Southwestern Christian College where she served for 19 years. She ended her career at Southwestern in 2018 as vice president of Academic Affairs and Title III director.
Being a founding member of the National Association of Title III Administrators Inc in 2001, she served on the executive committee from 2001 until 2017. As a member of the committee, she was elected and served two, two-year terms each as: member-at-large, secretary, president and immediate past president.
As director of Title III Administration, Dr. Thomas brings 24 years of Title III experience. In her role here at Spelman she will continue the legacy of her predecessors of effective implementation of all programmatic and fiscal activities of Title III grants awarded to Spelman College. The focus of the Title III team is to remain in compliance and stay audit ready through monitoring and evaluating program effectiveness, investigating trends, and recommending and implementing modifications to enhance and/or improve program processes.