Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. is President and Professor of Management at Charleston Southern University. Previously, he served as Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs, Chancellor for Development, and Professor of Accounting at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington; Vice-President for Administration at Broward Community College, and Vice-President for Business at Blue Ridge Technical College. He also served as Dean of Student Support Services and Professor of Higher Education and Management at Appalachian State University. Dr. Hunter has served as a Commissioner for the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and President of the Big South Athletic Conference. He currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and also serves on Advisory Boards for SCANA Corporation, Bank of America, Charleston Education Network and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Hunter has served on the Board of the Council of Independent Colleges and the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Universities. Dr. Hunter earned a B.S. in Accounting, and an M.B.A. and M.A. in Student Personnel Services from Appalachian State University. He received a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Management from Duke University. Dr. Hunter has been a member of the faculty at the College Business Management Institute sponsored by SACUBO and the University of Kentucky and the WACUBO Business Management Institute for several years. Dr. Hunter is known across the country as an effective leader in higher education, and he delivers numerous keynote speeches and workshops. He is married to Carolyn (Sissy) Hunter from Lancaster, SC. The Hunters have two grown children and four grandchildren. They are members of Summerville Baptist Church.