University Leadership
President
Gene C. Fant, Jr., President
- B.S., James Madison University; M.A., Old Dominion University; M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi; Additional Studies: Christopher Newport University, Harvard University
Senior Leadership Council
Richard A. Grimm, Executive Vice President
- B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Jan Foster, Acting Provost
- B.S., Erskine College; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia
Michael Stowell, Senior Vice President for Finance
- B.S., Carnegie-Mellon University; Brewton-Parker College; M.B.A., Arizona State University; M.A.F.M., Keller Graduate School of Management
Executive Leadership Council
Stephen G. Crouse, Chief Spiritual Formation Officer and Senior Campus Pastor
- B.S., Gardner Webb University; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min. Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Mick Daniel, Vice President of Campus Enhancement Services
Tim Huggins, Vice President for Information Technology
- B.S., Winthrop University
Jan McDonald, Director of Athletics
- B.S., Erskine College; M.A., Furman University
Martin L. O’Gwynn, Vice President for Advancement and University Engagement
- B.A., Baylor University; M.A.Comm., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Chad Peters, Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing/Communications
- B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University; M.S., Southern Wesleyan University
Jill Rayburn, University General Counsel
- B.A., King College; J.D., University of Memphis
Rachael Russiaky, Vice President for Student Services
- B.A., Trinity International University
Jared Thomas, Vice President for Campus Ministries and Student Engagement
- B.A., North Greenville University; M.A., Th.M, Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
The President and the Senior Leadership are members of the Executive Leadership Council.