Patricia Wigfall

Dr. Patricia Moss Wigfall is a distinguished educator, researcher, and policy scholar who dedicated 30 years of transformative service to North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Joining the faculty in 1991, she spent three decades shaping the university’s Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program, instructing generations of civic leaders, developing new courses and curricula, engaging in sole, collegial and student research collaborations and implementing a highly successful internship pipeline. 

Following her retirement from full-time teaching, her profound legacy of scholarship, mentorship, and institutional service was officially honored in May 2025, when she was named Professor Emerita at NCCU. Even in retirement, Dr. Wigfall remains an active, vital pillar of the NCCU Public Administration community. Her continuing commitment to fostering future public servants is crystalized in the Moss-Wigfall Graduate Award for Academic Excellence in Public Administration. The purpose of this prestigious accolade is designed to inspire, recognize and financially support top-tier graduate students who exhibit extraordinary scholarship and commitment to the field of public service.

Dr. Wigfall has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.A. in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.A. from Hampton University. Dr. Wigfall built a rigorous academic foundation spanning public policy, administration, and bridging academic theory with highly impactful societal challenges.