SHAWNEE, Okla. — David Whitlock, 46, an administrator at Southwest Baptist University (SBU), has been named Oklahoma Baptist University’s (OBU) 15th president, university trustees announced Oct. 10. Born in Purcell, Okla., Whitlock has been associate provost and dean of the college of business and computer science at SBU in Bolivar, Mo., since 1999. He also has served as dean of adult and satellite-campus programs since 2007.
Before that, he taught for 14 years at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he had previously earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in administrative studies. He also has a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Oklahoma.
Whitlock has been a bivocational pastor for churches in Oklahoma and Missouri since licensed to the ministry in 1993.
He currently preaches every other week at Wellspring Baptist Fellowship, Bolivar, Mo., where he is an elder. Whitlock follows Mark Brister, who retired in November 2007 after serving OBU since 1998.
John Parrish has served the past 12 months as interim president. Whitlock will assume the post Nov. 3.
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