Dr.
Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. is president and professor of management
at Charleston Southern University. Previously, he served
as vice chancellor for business affairs, vice 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. He has also served as president
of the Big South Athletic Conference, and 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. He
has served on the advisory boards for SCANA Corporation,
Bank of America, Charleston Education Network and
the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
Dr.
Hunter has also been
a member of the board of the Council of Independent
Colleges and the Chairman of the Board of the Association
of Southern
Baptist Colleges and Universities.
Dr.
Hunter earned a bachelor's degree in economics and business,
a master's degree in student personnel, and a master's
in economics and business from Appalachian State University.
He holds a doctorate in educational administration and
management from Duke University. Dr. Hunter is a member
of the faculty at the College Business Management Institute
at the University of Kentucky, the Business Management
Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara,
and The Snowmass Strategic Planning Institute in Snowmass,
CO.
Since
Dr. Hunter came to Charleston Southern, enrollment has
increased from 1,600 to more than 3,200 students, alumni
giving has increased 500 percent, and CSU has become
one of the largest private, accredited universities in
South Carolina.
Dr.
Hunter, a native of Lancaster, S.C., is married to the former
Carolyn Killen, also of Lancaster. The Hunters have a son,
Jairy III, a physician and a daughter, Jill, a nurse practitioner,
and four grandchildren. The Hunters are members of Summerville
Baptist Church.
