Presidential Inauguration

President Lewis speaking with a student in front of the Chapel Quad

Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. is the Sixth President of Houghton University

With 20 years of experience in education, higher education leadership is a calling for President Lewis. He came to Houghton from Belmont University where he served as the inaugural Dean of the School of Education. President Lewis also served as the Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, overseeing an agency with over 1,100 employees and a $5 billion annual budget while also a faculty member at the University of Kentucky. Prior to that, he taught in K-12 public schools of Louisiana and North Carolina. 

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