Biography

Dr. Deborah B. Cureton is dean and campus executive officer at the University of Wisconsin -Richland, a post she's held since July 2001.

Dr. Cureton came to UW-Richland from the University of South Carolina Lancaster, where she was associate campus dean. Prior to that, she served the Lancaster campus, a regional campus of the University of South Carolina, as director of academic support services and as a professor, teaching education, developmental studies, and freshman seminar courses.

She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison., and master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of South Carolina. Her master's degree is in reading education and her bachelor's in French education.

Her career in education began in the early 1970s when she served as a teacher to third and fourth grade students.

Dean Cureton has served and continues to serve on many committees and boards that focus on public policy, program development and administration related to education. She is the author of articles related to education. A major focus of her work has been building programs that foster her passion-which is student success.