Ferrum College Director of Athletics Cleive Adams
Ferrum College Panthers
Ferrum College President Mirta M. Martin, Ph.D.
Join us for two distinguished speakers from FERRUM COLLEGE on Monday, August 19 - Ferrum College Director of Athletics Cleive Adams and Ferrum College President Mirta M. Martin, Ph.D. The two will be joining us to discuss #TheJourney to Division II and what that means for the college moving forward. Read more about Adams and Dr. Martin below the reservation block.
SPORTS LEGENDS TO BE HONORED AT THE AUGUST MEETING
Roanoke Valley Sports Club will honor two William Fleming High School Athletics Boys Basketball coaches at it’s August 2024 meeting. Mickey Hardy, Boys Basketball Coach, and Marshall Ashford, Assistant Boys Basketball Coach, will be honored at the meeting. For more details about the careers of these local coaching legends, see https://virginiapreps.rivals.com/news/longtime-william-fleming-hoops-coach-mickey-hardy-retires
Ferrum College Director of Athletics Cleive Adams was named to the position in December 2023, after serving four seasons as head football coach from 2020-23. Prior to that, Adams spent six years as head coach at Averett University, and served two stints as an assistant football coach at Ferrum. He also served as an assistant football coach and special teams coordinator at Washington and Lee University from 2005 to 2006.
A native of Radford, Virginia, Adams played football at Ferrum under Coach Hank Norton in 1988 and 1989, with both seasons culminated with Panthers appearances in the NCAA Division III national semifinals. In 2019, Adams was named to the Ferrum College Alumni Sports Hall of Fame.
Ferrum College President Mirta M. Martin, Ph.D. was named the school’s thirteenth president in October 2023 after serving ten months as interim president. A native of Havana, Cuba, and an immigrant to the United States, Martin uses her interpersonal and cultural expertise to promote access to affordable educational opportunities. Dr. Martin holds baccalaureate degrees in psychology and political science from Duke University; a Master of Business Administration from the University of Richmond; and a doctorate with an emphasis in strategic management and leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Prior to her arrival at Ferrum College, Martin served as president of Fairmont State University from 2018–2022 and Fort Hays State University from 2014–2016. Martin also served as the dean of Virginia State University’s Reginald F. Lewis School of Business from 2009–2014. Martin is active in many educational, civic, and charitable organizations, including serving as a Director for the Americas of the International Association of Universities (a UNESCO official partner), Racing toward Diversity Board, American Council on Education Women’s Network Executive Council, the Roanoke Regional Chamber and the co-chair of the DEI Committee for the Blue Ridge Partnership for Health Science Careers (BRPHSC).
She is one of the Founding Members of the Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN), and of the Hispanic College Institute (HCI). Martin also served in the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium, and president of the West Virginia Council of Presidents and of the Mountain East Conference (MEC), the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) in the Northern District of West Virginia, and the West Virginia Cybersecurity Workforce Advisory Council. For her leadership in promoting equitable and affordable education, Dr. Martin has received numerous awards, including the Metropolitan Business League Humanitarian Award for Academic Excellence, the RichTech Technology Innovation Deployment Award, The Hispanic College Fund Legacy Award, and the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from the President of the United States.
Dr. Martin was also selected 2019 West Virginia Educator of the Year, and one of 2020 West Virginia’s Living Wonder Women. Most recently, Dr. Martin was selected as one of the 2023 Persona de Poder (Person of Will and Power) in recognition of her work to advance and develop Virginia’s immigrant and Latino communities.