Meet the Board Chair

Dr. Baham is the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Mississippi State University. A native of McComb, Mississippi, Dr. Baham earned bachelor’s degrees in political science and history (1996) and a master’s in community counseling (1999) from UNA before completing his doctorate in higher education administration at the University of Alabama in 2014. He is also an alumnus of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
With a career devoted to student success, Dr. Baham has served in leadership roles at Mercer University, the University of West Florida, and Averett University. He and his wife, Dr. Tracey Baham, Associate Vice President for Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness at Mississippi State University (MSU), are the proud parents of two sons, Patrick and James.