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New Black Programs Director Named

Addo-Yobo

Festus Addo-Yobo, formerly director of African-American Student Services at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., was appointed director of Black Programs at New Mexico State University in November 2005.

"We are very pleased to have Festus Addo-Yobo join us in this critical leadership position," said Gladys De Necochea, associate vice provost. "His varied skills and experience in multicultural student services will enhance our ability to serve our increasingly diverse student population."

Before joining Metropolitan State University, Addo-Yobo was director of the African American Learning Resource Center at the University of Minnesota at Duluth from 1997 to 2004. He previously was an academic counselor at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky.

He earned a bachelor's degree in political science at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., and a master's degree in education with a focus on student affairs at Western Kentucky University.

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