Dr. Pamela Higgins Saulsberry, head of ULM’s Department of Social Work, will speak at the ULM Summer Commencement Saturday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Saulsberry has over 30 years of career experience.

She achieved her bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University (’72), her master’s of social work degree from the University of Denver (’73-’74), and her Ph.D. from Jackson State University (’03).

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a LCSW Board-approved supervisor. She also holds a Louisiana Qualified School Social Work Certificate.

Among her many achievements, Saulsberry has been named a College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Faculty Member on multiple occasions, has been featured in Who’s Who Among American Teachers (’94), received the March of Dimes Outstanding Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation (’03), and was the Outstanding Business/Professional Women Recipient (’04). She also served as the president of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Louisiana Sickle Cell Foundation.

She is a well-respected professional author/administrator, social worker, presenter, and community advocate.




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