Gaylah Sublette, MBA, appointed ATSU’s Missouri campus president
Posted: June 30, 2025
Dear ATSU students, faculty, and staff,
It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Gaylah Sublette, MBA, as president of A.T. Still University’s Missouri campus, effective July 1, 2025. Ms. Sublette has served as interim president since July 1, 2024, and was selected following a national search that drew a highly competitive pool of candidates.
Throughout the search process, ATSU received valuable feedback from students, faculty, staff, and administrators who served on the search team and participated in open forums. Your thoughtful input helped inform the final decision and reaffirmed Ms. Sublette’s strengths in leadership, collaboration, and commitment to the University’s mission.
Ms. Sublette brings 38 years of leadership experience and deep institutional knowledge to this role. Since joining ATSU in 1987, she has played a key part in the University’s transformation from a single-school institution to a thriving university with seven schools and more than 40 health professions programs offered across three campuses and online. Her collaborative efforts have significantly advanced ATSU’s presence in research, grants, and scholarly activity, securing over $100 million in external funding and building a centralized sponsored programs team capable of managing up to 100 active awards annually.
In her dual role as interim president and vice chancellor of research & grants, Ms. Sublette has provided executive leadership for the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health and St. Louis Dental Center, and the College of Graduate Health Studies, while also overseeing University-wide research and grant initiatives.
A graduate of Truman State University and William Woods University, Ms. Sublette’s leadership extends beyond ATSU. She serves as chair of the Board of Directors for Mark Twain Behavioral Health, is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s (AACOM) Assembly of Presidents, and previously served as national vice chair of AACOM’s Council of Research. Among her many honors are ATSU’s Distinguished Service Award and the Thousand Hills Rotary Club’s Professional of the Year for Health Care.
Please join me in congratulating Ms. Sublette on this well-deserved appointment. Her vision, servant leadership, integrity, and dedication to ATSU’s mission will serve her well as she leads the Missouri campus into its next chapter.
Yours in service,
Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84
Chancellor