FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Dr. Cindy Wilson has been appointed director of the University of South Alabama Baldwin County campus. Wilson assumed this role on July 1.

Wilson was interim director for the USABC campus when she received the appointment. Wilson succeeds Dr. Phillip Norris, who retired from the position in November 2010.

Before serving as interim director, Wilson served as the assistant director, associate director,and part-time faculty member at USABC for 18 years. Her experience also includes nine years at the University of Alabama, where she was a counselor and part-time faculty member.

Wilson holds a Ph.D. in counselor education from the University of Alabama, a master’s of science degree in counseling and development from Texas A&M at Commerce and a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Millsaps College.

As the director of the USABC campus, Wilson will be responsible for the daily operations of the campus, working with deans and department chairs to develop the curriculum, and promoting USABC to students and the community.

The branch campus is under the supervision and direction of USA’s Associate Vice President Dr. Joan Exline.

“Dr. Wilson is an integral part of the community with tremendous energy and commitment to providing quality upper division academic programs to the people of Baldwin County,” said Exline.

Wilson’s academic experience and her already established presence at the Fairhope campus and in the community have made the transition almost seamless.

“With Dr. Wilson’s leadership, I am hopeful USABC can further strengthen relationships with the community and with Faulkner State Community College so that more people in Baldwin County will earn an undergraduate degree,” said Exline.

Wilson looks forward to continued leadership at the branch campus.

“We have an outstanding staff that is very service oriented, which makes all of our work more pleasurable, and the support from the main campus in Mobile is invaluable, from the registrar’s office to the admissions office to the bookstore to the academic departments. We couldn’t function without them! At USABC we try to insure that students, faculty, potential students and members of the community feel welcomed and we do our best to meet their academic needs,” she said.