Angela Walker FranklinAngela L. Walker Franklin, a native of McCormick, South Carolina, is a Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate of Furman University. A licensed clinical psychologist, she completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Emory University, followed bya year-long clinical internship at Grady Memorial Hospital.Dr. Franklin, who became Des Moines University's 15th president in the spring of 2011, has worked in higher education for more than 25 years. Previously, she was executive vice president and provost at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, where she oversaw academic and administrative departments. She held a professorship in Meharry's department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Read More Read Less