Kim Luckes, J.D.
Acting President
Kim
Luckes (pronounced: LEW-kus), J.D., the acting
president of Norfolk State University, previously
served as the liaison to the NSU Board of Visitors
and assistant to the president. Luckes holds a
bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State
University and a juris doctor degree from North
Carolina Central University’s School of Law.
Additionally, she is a graduate of Leadership North
Carolina, Class XII (2005) and has participated in
the Mabel Parker McLean Women’s Leadership
Development Forum of the United Negro College Fund,
Inc. (April 2004).
A native of Newport News, Va., Luckes brings more
than 20 years of administrative experience in higher
education to Norfolk State. Prior to NSU, she served
as executive vice president at Saint Augustine’s
College in Raleigh, N.C. As Executive Vice
President, she was responsible for the areas of
institutional effectiveness, personnel management,
and strategic planning and assessment. Additionally,
Luckes was responsible for the day-to-day operations
at Saint Augustine’s College. Before assuming the
position of Executive Vice President, she served as
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at
St. Augustine’s. In that role, Luckes was
responsible for the oversight and execution of
education policy; supervision of programs of
instruction of faculty and instructional budgets,
and faculty and staff effectiveness and development.
Luckes also held several higher education
administration positions at Hampton University,
serving as Director of Human Resources and Executive
Assistant to the Executive Vice President and
Provost. She serves and takes great pride in her
volunteer work as a peer evaluator with the
Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools. Dr. Luckes is a member of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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