DSP Leadership – Spring 2021 

The DSP Program Director and Scholar Advisory Board assists in all aspects of planning and implementing events and other activities for the Deaton Scholars Program. Many of our SAB members also serve as coaches to DSP teams.

For general questions, please contact the Deaton Scholars Program leadership directly: DeatonScholars@missouri.edu.

Program Director: 

Scholar Advisory Board (Spring 2021)

	Adrienne Pyeatt Majors: Statistics, Psychology Minor: Biology
	Amber Jones
	Barituka Bekee Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics Interdisciplinary Minor in International Development Graduate Certificate in Society and Sustainability
	Blessing Okafor Ph.D. Communication Certificate in Qualitative Research
	Colby Thornton B.S. Business Administration, Finance and Banking Emphasis Minor: Political Science
	Courtney Widmer B.S. Business Administration, Marketing Emphasis
	Emma Foust B.H.S. Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science Emphasis
	Emma Leary B.S. Plant Sciences
	Jenifer Pilz
	Lane Cargile B.A. International Affairs (Latin America) B.A. Political Science Minors: Spanish, Peace Studies, and Service Learning
	Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana Ph.D. Textile and Apparel Management

Former Program Directors/Program Leaders:

The Deaton Scholar Program is led by people who have a passion for addressing the challenges of the world and alleviating the suffering of hunger and poverty. We recognize their hard work with the Deaton Scholars Program and beyond: