Jerry M. Wallace

Dr. Jerry M. Wallace served as Campbell University’s fourth president for 12 years before stepping down from the position on June 30, 2015. Today, as chancellor, he advises President Creed and other senior leaders on university initiatives.

An ordained Baptist minister and a Rockingham, North Carolina native, Wallace joined Campbell in 1970 as an adjunct sociology professor while serving as a pastor of Elizabethtown Baptist Church. He began teaching full-time at Campbell in 1975 and went on to serve as chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, director of graduate studies, and vice president for academic affairs and provost.

He was named Campbell’s fourth president in May 2003 following the retirement of longtime president Dr. Norman Adrian Wiggins.