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                        William E. McHenry, Ph.D. is the Executive
                            Director of the Mississippi eCenter at Jackson State University.  Prior to
                            coming to the eCenter, he served as Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
                            for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.  He served as the Assistant
                            Commissioner for Academic Affairs for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
                            form 1997 to 2004. From 1990 to 1997, he served as a program officer at the National
                            Science Foundation.   
                     
                    
                        From 1977 to 1990, Dr. McHenry served
                            as a chemistry professor at Mississippi State University.  Dr. McHenry has
                            published papers in scientific journals and has a chapter on Keteneimines, in Patai,
                            Ed., The Chemistry of Ketenes, Allenes, and Related Compounds as well as
                            a chapter on mentoring in Diversity in Higher Education: Mentoring and Diversity
                                in Higher Education.   He also was awarded a patent for his work
                            with neurotoxic compounds.  
                     
                    
                        Dr. McHenry was awarded the Outstanding
                            Researcher award by Mississippi State University in 1989 and the Outstanding Teaching
                            award by the student association at Mississippi in the same year. 
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