Dean Jacqueline Jones Royster, PhD
Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (2010-).
Jacqueline Jones Royster is Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, holds the Ivan Allen Jr. DeanÂs Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology, and is Professor of English in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture.
A graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Royster earned an M.A. and D.A. in English from the University of Michigan. Her research centers on rhetorical studies, literacy studies, and womenÂs studies, areas in which she has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters. She is the author of three books: Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1997), Traces of a Stream: Literacy and Social Change among African American Women (2000), and Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003 (2003). She co-authored Feminist Rhetorical Studies: New Horizons in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies (in press). She co-edited Double-Stitch: Black Women Write about Mothers and Daughters (1991) and Calling Cards: Theory and Practice in the Study of Race, Gender, and Culture (2005) and edited a textbook for college writing courses, Critical Inquiries (2003). She was consulting writer for WriterÂs Choice, a textbook series for grades 6 Â 8, and coedited ReaderÂs Choice, a series for grades 9 Â 12, both published by Glencoe/McGrawHill.
Prior to joining Georgia Tech in 2010, Royster served as Senior Vice Provost and Executive Dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences for The Ohio State University (OSU). Her 18 year tenure there also included posts as Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs in the College of Humanities, Vice Chair for Rhetoric and Composition in the Department of English, and Director of the Writing Center. Previous to OSU, Royster held positions as Director of the Comprehensive Writing Program, Associate Dean for Academic Advising, and Assistant Dean for Freshman Studies at Spelman College.
Royster has held various leadership roles in English professional organizations including as chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication and chair of the executive committee of the Modern Language AssociationÂs Writing Division. Her awards include: the CCCC Braddock Award (2000); the state of OhioÂs Pioneer in Education Award (2000); the MLA Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize (2001); the Columbus YWCA Woman of Achievement Award (2004); the CCCC Exemplar Award (2004); the ADE/MLA Frances Andrew March Award (2006).