 Lucas began her career at Mississippi State working in student affairs before moving on at age 29 to become the youngest Vice-President for Student Affairs and the first female Vice-President at Baldwin-Wallace College.Later, she served as Senior Vice-President for Campus Life at Emory University before being announced in February 2000 as the 10th president and first female president of Millsaps College.After 22 years of leading Millsaps College, Dr. George Harmon announced his resignation in the Spring of 1999.