Dr. Matthew Sutherlin has been named associate dean for Teachers College, Henderson.
Sutherlin came to Henderson State in 2014 from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Sutherlin is originally from El Dorado, Arkansas. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Central Arkansas, Master of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his Ph.D. in art education from the University of North Texas.
Sutherlin has been instrumental in program development, transfer advising, accreditation, recruitment, curriculum alignment, grant writing, faculty leadership, and STEM/STEAM integration.
Having served as the chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for the past four years, he will maintain this role until a new department chair is appointed.
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