Wilma Mishoe

Mishoe was born on September 5, 1949.^[1] She is the daughter of Hattie B. Dabney and mathematician and academic administrator Luna Mishoe.^[2][3] She began working in the dining hall at Delaware State University at the age of 14.^[4] Mishoe earned a B.S. (1971) in psychology and a master's degree in student personnel administration, guidance, and counseling at the Howard University.^[5][6] She completed an Ed.D. in adult/vocational education from Temple University.^[6] Her 1994 dissertation was titled, An Investigation of the Most Commonly Preferred Learning Styles of Learning Disabled Adult Students in Postsecondary Institutions Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.^[7] Marvin Hirshfeld was her doctoral advisor.^[7]

Mishoe was an administrator at Wilmington College from 1975 to 1980.^[8] She retired from Delaware Technical Community College in 2010.^[8] She was a member of the Wilberforce University board of trustees for eleven years.^[9][8] When Patricia Hardaway resigned on December 31, 2013, she succeeded her as the interim president.^[10] In 2013, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women.^[11] In June 2015, she joined the Delaware State University board of trustees.^[12] In August 2017, Mishoe became the first female chair of the Delaware State University board of trustees. On January 1, 2018, she succeeded Harry L. Williams as the interim president.^[8] She became the eleventh president on July 1, 2018.^[2] Mishoe is the first female to serve as the chief executive of the university.^[4] She retired on December 31, 2019, and was succeeded by Tony Allen.^[4]

Mishoe has two sons including Roy Sudler Jr., a Dover, Delaware city councillor.^[2]