Dr. Beverly C. Edmond was appointed to the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University on July 1, 2006. In this position she is responsible for providing leadership to the University's academic and instructional support programs. As Provost she serves as second in command to the president and acts in his absence and on his behalf. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Edmond served as Vice Provost at Clark Atlanta University (CAU) in Atlanta, GA. She assumed this position in January 2004 after having served as Associate Provost since 2000. In her position as Vice Provost, Dr. Edmond was responsible for assisting in the overall management of the university's academic programs. She had specific responsibility for providing leadership for the academic program review and academic strategic planning processes, faculty development and evaluation, student retention, integration of technology into the instructional program, and resolving academic grievances and appeals among other things. Dr. Edmond also served as Director of the University's $6.2 million dollar Title III Program. She held a tenured Associate Professor position in the Public Administration Department at CAU, and she served as Chair of that Department for seven years.

Before joining Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Edmond held various managerial positions with the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). She served as Associate Director of the Atlanta Region's Personnel Management Training Institute and for most of her federal career Dr. Edmond served as OPM's Regional Affirmative Employment Program Manager. She also served as National Coordinator of OPM's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program.

Dr. Edmond has a distinguished service record in the field of public administration. She is currently serving a second term on the Editorial Board of Public Administration Review (PAR) and has served on the Editorial Board of the Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA). She has served two terms on the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA), the national accrediting body for programs in public administration and affairs and on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). Dr. Edmond has held several leadership roles with the Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) and she has served on a number of key committees of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).

Dr. Edmond has written and made presentations on such topics as Effective Faculty Evaluation, Managing Diversity, African American Women and the Glass Ceiling, Implementing Effective Affirmative Action Programs, Preventing Workplace Violence, and Effective Human Resources Managements. She has served as an international consultant to officials from Zambia, South Africa, Panama and the Virgin Islands.

During her more than 32 year public service career, Dr. Edmond has served on a number of organizational advisory and governing boards. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and citations which include the OPM Director's Award for Meritorious Service, a National Performance Review Award from the Vice President of the United States and the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Conference of Minority Public Administrators. The students in the Department of Public Administration established the Dr. Beverly C. Edmond Book Scholarship in her honor. Dr. Edmond served four terms as Coordinator of the Legacy Program, a leadership development program for African American high school girls, with the Decatur, GA Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women and she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She has also served on numerous civic and community boards, task forces and committees.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Edmond received a B.A. in Sociology from Albany State College (now University), a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, with a concentration in Public Administration from Georgia State University.