Dr. Jennifer Butcher

VICE PRESIDENT

 Intercultural Engagement and Belonging              

 Abilene Christian University

EDUCATION: 

Sam Houston State University

BA in Elementary Education 

Prairie View A&M University

MEd in Educational Leadership

PhD in Educational Leadership

EXPERIENCE:    

Dr. Butcher has 30 years of dedicated services in supporting youth and adult learners. Among her duties in this role, Dr. Butcher cultivates a supportive and inclusive work environment for all employees, create and drive forward strategies and practices that ensure commitment to diversity for employees and students, and promote opportunities for ongoing employee growth and professional development.   Additionally, Jennifer is a professor in the School of Organizational Leadership at ACU Dallas, where she teaches courses in the online Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership Program and serves on dissertation committees. She also participates in various university committees including the ACU Diversity Council, ACU Dallas Diversity Action Council and the Online First Year Experience Project.  

Additionally, Dr. Butcher has made her mark as Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Pan American, tenured Associate Professor at Lamar University, and Full Professor at Houston Baptist University. Prior to her work as a professor, she was a teacher and assistant principal, where she served in the LaMarque, Pasadena, and Aldine Independent School Districts. Is a past President of the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration  (TCPEA) is an affiliate of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (formerly the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration), which is committed to the practice and study of educational administration. Established in 1947 (as NCPEA), ICPEL continues its commitment to serve the interests and needs of professors of educational administration and practicing school leaders. 

She has also served as the Research Chair and Co-Editor for the Dr. James A. Johnson Research Institute for the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) and is the founder advisor the Lamar University Alliance of Black School Educators. Dr. Butcher's research and writing includes numerous publications on diversity in the educational setting, including Black Female Leaders in Academia: Eliminating the Glass Ceiling with Efficacy, Exuberance and Excellence; Addressing Issues of Systemic Racism During Turbulent Times; and Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunity For African American Male Students, which was featured in IGI Global’s July 2020 comprehensive digital brochure on social movements, equality, misinformation and civic engagement. 

She is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.