Hall of Fame
McMeans began his employment at WVSU in November 1998 as the director of the Department of Land-Grant Programs, and served in many capacities during his two decades at WVSU. His positions included vice president for research and public service, the executive director of the WVSU Research and Development Corporation, and the dean and director of the WVSU Gus R. Douglass Land-Grant Institute. McMeans is originally from Theodore, Alabama, and is the son of Rosie M. McMeans Nettles and the brother of siblings Charles, LaTrenia and Tanjanika. He is currently the chancellor-dean of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences at Southern University Baton Rouge.
