Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. is the 11th president of Alabama A&M University (pronounce it hugh-guinea). He graduated from South Carolina State University with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mathematics and from Michigan State University with a doctorate in Higher Education/Institutional Research. He is the author of three mathematics textbooks and has presented at several professional conferences on methods for boosting the proportion of minorities in STEM fields.
He held the position of president of South Carolina State University before being hired by Alabama A&M University. Other roles held include Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Director of Special Services Program, Director of University Year for Action Program, Research Fellow, Assistant and Director of Institutional Self-Study, Professor of Mathematics, and High School Math Teacher. Hugine has received recognition on both a national and international level for his administrative prowess and leadership in the field of education.
The president of Alabama A&M University, Dr. Andrew Hugine, claims that he has always desired a career in teaching. He studied in math education while an undergraduate at South Carolina State University; his mother was a teacher. After graduating, he spent a year teaching high school math in Beaufort, South Carolina, before his alma institution contacted him.
