Dr. Roger Parrott has served twelve years as President of Belhaven College. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Higher Education Administration. Dr. Parrott is a third-generation College president, and was one of America’s youngest college presidents first elected at age 34. He serves on several boards, and was Chair of the 2004 Forum for World Evangelization hosted by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. His wife, MaryLou, earned her PhD in English. They have two home-schooled children.
E-Mail Dr. Parrott at president@belhaven.edu. Also, read Dr. Parrott's blog entitled, "The President’s Reflections: “Worldview Matters"
Read an interview with Dr. Parrott in the Clarion-Ledger Newspaper (Jackson, MS) giving thoughts on past experiences, the importance of Christian higher education, and the distinctives of Belhaven College.
His background, training, and service include the following:
EDUCATION
| Ph.D. | University of Maryland, 1979 | |
| Major: | Higher Education Administration | |
| Minor: | Business Administration | |
| Dissertation: | A Comparison of Faculty Members' Reported Professional Activities, and the Work Load Desires of College Presidents for Faculty Members in Five Liberal Arts Colleges of the Church of the Nazarene | |
| M. Ed. | University of Maryland, 1978 | |
| Major: | Education Administration | |
| Thesis: | The Educational, Financial, and Social Costs and
Benefits of Adult Education within the Structure of the
University, Four-year College, and Junior College |
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| B.A. | Eastern Nazarene College, 1976 | |
| Major: | Psychology | |
PROFESSIONAL
| Belhaven College President of the College |
1995 - present; Jackson, Mississippi |
| Sterling College President of the College |
1989 - 1995; Sterling, Kansas |
| Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization United States Director |
1986-1989; Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mid-America Nazarene College Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the MANC Foundation |
1980-1986; Olathe, Kansas |
| Church of the Nazarene Pastor |
1973-1980 |
SERVICE |
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Current Board Leadership Positions
Current and Recent Board Memberships
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