HBCU Hires Second Woman in Its History as Director of Athletics

MVSU Names Dr. Alecia Shields-Gadson as New Director of Athletics - Mississippi Valley State University Athletics

ITTA BENA, Miss.—Mississippi Valley State University has named Dr. Alecia Shields-Gadson as its new Director of Athletics, effective Tuesday, July 15. With more than 25 years of experience in collegiate athletics leadership, Shields-Gadson brings a record of strategic innovation, competitive success, and student-athlete advocacy to the Delta Devils family.

Mississippi Valley State hires new athletic director with HBCU track record

Mississippi Valley State has a new athletic director, one with significant HBCU experience. Alecia Shields Gadson, who previously served as Delaware State’s athletic director, was named to that same post in Itta Bena on Monday. Following her departure from DSU this past December, she served as deputy athletic director at Alcorn State. “I want to first thank President Dr. Jerryl Briggs, along with the search committee, for entrusting me with this…

HBCU Hires Second Woman in Its History as Director of Athletics

Mississippi Valley State University is making history—again. The HBCU announced Tuesday that Dr. Alecia Shields-Gadson will take the reins as Director of Athletics, becoming just the second woman in the university’s history to hold the position. The hire is more than symbolic; it signals a renewed, strategic push for excellence in MVSU’s athletic department. Shields-Gadson brings over 25 years of experience and a reputation for bold, student-foc…