Dr. Jerry M. Wallace
Dr. Jerry M. Wallace was named the fourth president of Campbell University in May 2003 following the retirement of longtime president Dr. Norman Adrian Wiggins. Wallace, who was vice president for Academic Affairs and provost from 1984-2001, served as assistant to the president in 2001 and was the James R. Coates Professor of Religion and Society in the Campbell University Divinity School during the 2002-2003 school year.
A native of Rockingham, North Carolina, Wallace earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Government from East Carolina University. An ordained Baptist minister, Wallace received the Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. He also pursued graduate studies in Sociology and Higher Education Administration at North Carolina State University where he earned the Master of Science and Doctor of Education degrees.
Wallace joined the Campbell faculty in 1970 as an adjunct professor of Sociology. He assumed full-time employment at the University in 1975 as chairman of the Department of Religion and Philosophy and Tyner Professor of Religion. He was appointed dean of the College and director of Graduate Studies in 1981 and vice president for Academic Affairs and provost in 1984.
As the James R. Coates Professor of Religion and Sociology, Wallace taught undergraduate and graduate courses in religion, education, and sociology.
Dr. M. Dwaine Greene
- Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. M. Dwaine Greene, a 1979 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Campbell University, is Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Provost, a position he has held since June of 2001. A native of Watauga County, he and his wife, Carolyn, live in the Buies Creek area with their daughters, Patricia and Meredith.
Greene, who as a student was a religion major at Campbell, received his master’s degree from Wake Forest University and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in New Testament and Early Christianity. While at UVA he was both a DuPont and a Davidage Fellow. His early employment included service as Chairman of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Chowan College (1986 to 1990).
An accomplished administrator, Greene sharpened his skills during eleven years (1990 – 2001) at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Serving as religion professor, Provost/Dean of Faculty, and even a stint as Acting President, he received special recognition from the faculty in 1995, and was twice decorated by the Board of Trustees (1997 and 2001).
Greene is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, and numerous organizations relative to his administrative position at Campbell. Of particular significance is his involvement with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Dr. Dennis Bazemore
- Vice President for Student Life
Vice President for Student Life for the University, is a native of Ahoskie, NC. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from Campbell University in 1977. Dr. Bazemore received his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, and his Doctor of Ministry from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Bazemore returned to Campbell from Wallace, NC, where he spent 14 years as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wallace. His wife, the former Linda Rae Callis, is also a native of Ahoskie and a two-time graduate of Campbell University. She is a guidance counselor for the Johnston County School System. The Bazemores are the parents of two children, Stephen, a 2006 graduate of Campbell and Hannah, a current student at Campbell.
Dr. Bazemore has been a Trustee, a member of the Board of Ministers and the Alumni Board, and has served Campbell University in countless other ways. He has received many honors from Campbell including the Centennial Distinguished Alumnus award, the Alumni Service Award, and also received the prestigious Presidential Medallion award. His wife, Linda, is also a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni award.
Dr. Dennis Bazemore began his tenure of employment with Campbell University August 1, 2003.
Mr. Jim Roberts
- Vice President for Business & Treasurer
Jim Roberts, Vice President for Business and Treasurer of Campbell University, of Lillington, N.C., came to Campbell as Director of Physical Plant Operations in 1995 from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky., where he served as Director of Facilities Management. Prior to that post, his academic preparation included a bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a concentration in personnel and labor relations from North Carolina State University (1978), and a master’s degree in Public Affairs from Western Carolina University (1982). Mr. Roberts has maintained an active professional profile, to include service as Vice-President of Education Services and member of the Energy Task Force for the Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA). For his distinguished service, the APPA conferred on him its Meritorious Service Award in 1999. Mr. Roberts was also a founding member of the Kiwanis Club of Buies Creek, serving as its president in 2001. He and his wife, Teresa, are active members of Memorial Baptist Church in Buies Creek. They are the parents of three children: Sarah, Will, and Andrew.
Dr. Jack Britt
- Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Dr. Jack Britt, Vice President for Institutional Advancement for the University, is a native of Fairmont, NC. He received his Bachelor of Science, his Master of Arts in Administration, and Education Specialist Sixth Year degree from East Carolina University, and his Education Doctorate from NOVA University.
After graduation from East Carolina, Britt worked as a teacher/coach in the Raleigh City Schools and served in the U. S. Army before going to Cumberland County as a teacher in 1955. He remained there for 34 years. He worked his way up in the Cumberland County school system with ever increasing responsibilities which included Supervisor, Assistant Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and finally serving over eight years in the Superintendent’s position.
Dr. Britt came to work at Campbell University in 1989 after retiring as superintendent of the Cumberland County Schools.
Jack Britt was nationally recognized for his leadership in the public schools of his community, state, and nation. He has served on the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools Board of Directors, as well as in three entities of the State Department of Public Instruction-the Superintendent’s Accreditation Task Force, the State Facilities Standards Task Force, and the Ten Largest School Districts Committee.
Dr. Britt has been afforded many honors during his career, but the three most recent have set him apart from all others. The Cumberland County School System has named a new state-of-the-art high school in his honor, the Jack Britt High School. Britt was named the North Carolina Baptist Fundraiser of the Year for 1998. And he was a 2001 inductee of the East Carolina University Educators Hall of Fame, which was established to honor “influential educators and lifelong facilitators of learning.”
Dr. John Roberson
- Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing
Dr. John Roberson, Vice President for Marketing and Planning, is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia. A Campbell University alumnus, Dr. Roberson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion in 1980. He went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from North Carolina State University.
This is the second time Dr. Roberson is serving on the Campbell staff. During the years, 1989-96, he moved from Campbell’s Director of Alumni Activities to Assistant Vice-President for Alumni Relations and Assistant to the President. Prior to joining the Campbell staff in 1989, Dr. Roberson served as pastor of Salemburg Baptist Church in Salemburg, N.C., and as associate pastor and minister of youth and children with Angier Baptist Church in Angier, N.C.
In 1997, he moved to the presidency of the North Carolina Missions Development program of the Baptist State Convention. He went on to become Executive Leader for Resource Development and Promotion in 1999, and, in 2003 and 2004 respectively, assumed responsibilities as Executive Director of the Council on Christian Higher Education and Executive Leader for Convention Relations.
A faithful and dedicated alumnus, Dr. Roberson was awarded the University’s prestigious Alumni Service Award in 2002.
His wife, the former Wendy Barnes, is a member of Campbell University’s Class of 1984. Mrs. Roberson currently teaches at Harnett Central High School. The Robersons are the proud parents of one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth.
Dr. Roberson began his current tenure of service on June 1, 2005.
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