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Terisa Riley

Chancellor

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Biography

Degree Major Emphasis/Program Name Institution Year
Ph.D. Higher Education Administration, minor in Research Methodology St. Louis University 2003
M.A. Higher Education Administration University of Missouri-Columbia 1999
B.A. Communication University of Missouri-Columbia 1992
  Governor's Executive Development Program, Class XXIX University of Texas-Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Fall 2010
  Certified Law Enforcement Officer National Police Institute, Warrensburg, Missouri 1993

Dr. Terisa C. Riley has served as chancellor of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith since July 1, 2019.

An experienced higher education administrator, Dr. Riley spent more than 30 years serving in virtually every facet of higher education from academics to administration before taking the helm at UAFS. Most recently she served for 12 years as senior vice president at Texas A&M University – Kingsville. She has also held positions as chief student affairs officer, chief financial officer, chief administrator, and chief enrollment management officer. She has held faculty rank in higher education administration graduate programs at Saint Louis University and the University of South Dakota. Read more here.