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Dean of the College of Business
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS · Posted 2026-09-21
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The chair you’re filling
Joseph Childs
2025–
- Education
- DBA Golden Gate 2008, M.A. General Ministry Western Seminary 1997, M.S. Public Relations Southern Miss 1984, B.A. Communication Southern Miss 1981
- Career path
- Oradea, Romania → Bethany Univ. (chair, assoc. dean) → Dean Southeastern Univ. (2008–2015) → Southeastern director/chair → IWU (DBA chair, aviation director) → Dean Delta State (2025) → Dean of Aviation (June 2026)
- Known for
- Scholar-practitioner in aviation education; research on sleep deprivation and learning; Snyder, Childs & White (2024) on LLMs in business-case research
- The seat
- Serial dean hired externally from IWU (2025); transitioned to Dean of Aviation in the June 2026 split into separate business and aviation colleges.