- Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management
Dr. Tonyalle Rush is the Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management at Northwest Mississippi Community College. She earned her bachelor and master degrees from Mississippi State University. She earned a Doctor of Education in Higher Education from The University of Mississippi.
She began her professional career at Mississippi State University in 2006, serving in Disability Support Services and TRiO Student Support Services. Dr. Rush joined Northwest Mississippi Community College in 2009and has served in various roles, including Career Technical Counselor, Director of Evening Programs, District Director of the Career Center, and Associate Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management. Dr. Rush has been an adjunct instructor for Northwest since 2011.
Dr. Rush is currently the Immediate Past President of the Mississippi Community College Student Affairs Association, a former Mississippi State Director for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and a member of the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA). She is a 2017 Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy (MCCLA) graduate. She is a 2023 graduate of Leadership DeSoto. She is 2024 graduate in the Community College Policy Fellows Program (CPFP).
Her mission in life is primarily focused on helping students achieve their maximum potential.
Dr. Rush is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Tommie Rush Jr. of Indianola, MS. She currently resides in Southaven, MS. She is a member of Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the DeSoto County (MS) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She loves to volunteer, read, travel, and enjoy life in her spare time!