Diverse: Issues In Higher Education recently selected Dominique Turner as one of its Rising Graduate Scholars. Every year, the Diverse team chooses ten exceptional graduate students based on their standout scholarship thus far, and their trajectory toward a promising future in academia and beyond.
According to an article written by Diverse’s Lois Elfman, the team chose Turner, who is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in higher education administration at Morgan State University, for his leadership potential. The article shared a quote from the university’s chair of the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy, Dr. Frimpomaa Ampaw, who said, “I can easily see Dom Turner being a college president one day. I don’t even know if he sees it for himself, but I see it for him.”
Turner, who is a lifelong member of Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church, credits much of his success to the lessons and encouragement received from his mentors and church elders. “My childhood pastor was Rev. Dr. Lewis M. Anthony, and he was a significant mentor of mine, as well as Rev. Dr. Kathryn G. Brown, who was the denomination's General Secretary of Christian Education,” Turner said. “Other mentors in my local church include Mrs. Annette Chisolm, Mr. Isaac Humphries, and Mr. Leroy Proctor.”
Turner has served in several capacities within his church throughout the years, including Youth Director, Young Adult Director, Trustee, Steward, and Preacher's Steward.
He currently works as the Director of Non-Traditional Programs at the University of Maryland Global Campus. Turner expects to obtain his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Morgan State University in May 2024.
To read the entire Diverse: Issues In Higher Education article highlighting Turner’s career background, goals, and leadership, look for the story on the magazine’s website – diverseeducation.com
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