Marie Neal Leads Admissions Team in Savannah
Monday, August 31, 2009
Marie Neal has been named Senior Director of Admissions for South University’s Savannah campus. Neal comes to South University from Argosy University in Tampa, Fla., where she worked as Senior Director of Admissions since 2006. Prior to Tampa, Neal worked as Director of Admissions for Argosy University in Nashville, Tenn.
At Argosy University, Neal trained and managed several successful admissions teams that regularly exceeded enrollment expectations. Neal’s work in Nashville supported the development of Argosy University’s new satellite campus, and, often, she watched her staff excel to the next level of student services within the Argosy Education Group. As Senior Director of Admissions in Savannah, Neal is presiding over the management of student admissions standards, and leads a team of 7 Assistant Directors of Admissions.
“Ms. Neal is a great manager and consistently shows impressive achievements in her leadership of admissions efforts,” said Matthew Mills, vice president of admissions at South University. “Marie not only has an impressive history in recruitment and management, but what’s most encouraging is her record for supervising a highly effective group of colleagues. Marie brings a deep well of leadership merits to our admissions team.”
Neal graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences at Cumberland University. She holds her Master of Business Administration from
the University of North Alabama and is currently working on her Doctor of Business Administration at Argosy University. As Senior Director of Admissions for South University - Savannah, she reports to Todd Cellini, acting campus president and Dean of Student Affairs.
About South University
Established in 1899, South University is a private academic institution dedicated to providing educational opportunities for the intellectual, social and professional development of a diverse student population. South University offers educational programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels with campuses located in Columbia, S.C.; Montgomery, Ala.; Richmond, Va., Savannah, Ga.; Tampa and West Palm Beach, Fla.
Further information on South University is available at: www.southuniversity.edu.