Thisweek’s employee of the week is Dedria Givens-Carroll. Caroll has been with Southern University since the spring of1999.
She servesas a public relations instructor for the mass communication department.
“She is acounselor, teacher and overall caring person,” said Deon Trahan a junior publicrelations major.
Carrollreceived her Bachelor of Arts degree in news-editorial journalism with a minorin political science from Louisiana State University in May of 1983. She then went on to pursue her Masterof Arts in Journalism from LSU in December 1987.
Givens-Carrollis currently working on her Doctoral degree at the University of SouthernMississippi in which she averages a perfect 4.0 grade average. She is a devotedwife to Bill Carroll and mother of two children Grace Ann, 4,and Paul, 2.
” I never thought one of my teacherswould be so helpful in giving me direction toward a career in public relationsas Ms. Givens has,” said Ashley Station a junior public relations major.Givens-Carroll has had over twenty years of experience in the communicationsfield.
She hastraveled and worked over seas in places like the Middle East in positionsdealing with public relations, marketing, and design consultancy in Dubai,United Arab Emirates.
She hasalso worked in the political aspect of public relations for the state ofLouisiana as correspondent for newspapers on the state legislature sessions;press assistant for Louisiana former Governor David Treen.
”Ms. Givens is a caring and enthusiasticinstructor because she always makes sure her students have their informationstraight and she always brings excitement to the learning experience in theclassroom,” said senior public relations major Courtney Scott.
