Daniel Wayne Jones (born March 19, 1949) served as the 16th

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of the

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. He was appointed June 15, 2009, after

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announced his retirement from the post on January 6, 2009. Jones was formerly the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, the Dean of the School of Medicine and the Herbert G. Langford Professor of Medicine - all three at the

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. He was the national president of the

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for the 2007-2008 year.

Education

Born in

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, Jones earned a

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from

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in 1971 and his M.D. from University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Career

Jones began in

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in 1978. He moved to

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in 1985 as a medical missionary, where he was the director of the community health department and hypertension clinic at the Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital. He joined the faculty of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1992. Jones, a designated specialist in clinical hypertension under the

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, is certified by the

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and a fellow of the

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. He serves on the

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of Global Resource Services, which provides professional consultation to

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n nations in the areas of

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and education. Jones is the co-author of the book titled ''Hypertension Pearls'', published in 2004.

Chancellor of the University of Mississippi

Jones was appointed Chancellor of the University of Mississippi on July 1, 2009, after serving in several positions at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, including CEO of the medical center for six years. His tenure as chancellor is marked by the highest enrollment to-date at the university, with over 23,000 students enrolled for the fall 2014 semester, and endowments over $100 million for three years running (2012-2014). Under his leadership, the university has worked to be more inclusive through the development of a vice-chancellor for diversity and inclusion, while Jones has publicly denounced hate speech on campus. His chancellorship is also marked by continued image changes to the university begun by his predecessor, Robert Khayat, including the appointment of a new mascot, banning of the playing of " From Dixie with Love" and a change in the official use of 'Ole Miss', now relegated to athletics.

Personal life

Jones was born in Morton, Mississippi and grew up in

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. Jones is married to Lydia and they have two adult children.

References

External links

Biography of Dr. Dan Jones at the Univ. of Miss. website
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