Dr. Weaver was awarded his undergraduate degree Summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Weaver received an M.A. degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School, an MLIS degree from the University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. degree from Emory University. He has been a professor and senior administrator at several institutions over his 18-year career, also preaching and serving as a deacon in churches of Christ throughout this time. Weaver served as the Academic Dean at Florida College from January 2020 through May 2022.
Weaver has a rich heritage with Florida College. Following in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents, one of whom is James R. Cope, the second president of Florida College, Weaver was accepted into the Upper Division Bible program in the mid-90s.
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