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SPECIAL GUEST
DR. WILLIAM
B. BYNUM, JR.
President
Jackson State University
ty serving institutions, which was led by then NAFEO
president Dr. Frederick Humphries, NAFEO chairman
Dr. Joe Johnson, and executive director Dr. Arthur
Thomas. As part of the program, Bynum “shadowed”
Dr. Harold Martin, then chancellor of Winston-Salem
State University and now chancellor of N.C. A &T State
University.
Prior to his appointment at MVSU, Bynum served as
the vice president for Enrollment Management and
Student Services at Morehouse College (2009-2013),
where he was mentored by Morehouse’s 10th president
Dr. William B. Bynum Jr., a higher education pro- tiveness of student services, started, envisioned and
Dr. Robert Michael Franklin. While serving at More-
house, Bynum significantly enhanced student-admin-
istration relations, improved the efficiency and effec-
led the initiative which established the Parents Council
fessional with more than 27 years of experience, was
and implemented the nationally acclaimed Morehouse
unanimously selected to be the 11th President of Jack-
“Appropriate Attire Policy.” Before joining the admin-
son State University by the Mississippi Institutions of
istrative leadership team at Morehouse, Bynum served
Higher Learning Board on May 31, 2017. Before join-
as the vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment
ing the Jackson State University family, Bynum served
Management (2000-2009) at Lincoln University (PA).
as president of Mississippi Valley State University for
Prior to LU, Bynum served as the associate vice pres-
four years.
ident and dean of students at Clark Atlanta Universi-
ty (1993-2000), and he was the second person in the
A native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Bynum division that recruited the four largest classes (1500+)
earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology in the then 125-year history of CAU. During his CAU
from Davidson College while on a student-athlete days, Bynum was nicknamed “Bye Bye Bynum” for his
scholarship. While at Davidson, he also minored in no-nonsense approach to judicial affairs and enhancing
education and passed the National Teachers Exam. He the campus culture and environment.
was subsequently licensed and certified to teach Social
Studies and Math in N.C. and Georgia. Bynum went on A God-loving, God-fearing man, he is married to Deb-
to earn his masters and Ph.D. in sociology from Duke orah Elaine Bynum, and they are the proud parents of
University while serving as a Duke Endowment Fel- six children. Bynum’s personal and professional motto
low. Bynum was also a member of the inaugural class is “Look back and thank God. Look forward and trust
of the NAFEO-Kellogg Leadership Fellows Program, God. Look around and serve God. Look within
a year-long program specifically designed to train the and find God.”
next generation of presidents/chancellors for minori-
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