Drury University Announces 19th President

Drury University has announced Dr. Jeff Frederick, as the 19th president of Drury University.

According to a news release from Drury University, “Frederick holds a Ph.D. in History from Auburn University, a master’s in History and a bachelor’s in Marketing from the University of Central Florida. He has 21 years of experience in higher education including 17 years as faculty member, chair and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and four years at Wingate University as Provost and Executive Vice President.

As Provost and Executive Vice President, he is the chief academic officer and is responsible for the operations, planning, strategy and execution of the academic mission. During his time in that role, he has improved retention, led and managed the COVID-19 academic and related response, played an active role in relationship building and fundraising, co-chaired the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council and developed several new academic programs.”

CLICK HERE to read the full news release ‘Drury University announces 19th president‘ from Drury University.

Dr. Jeff Frederick’s Drury University presidency will begin June 1st, 2024.

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