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John Wesley Taylor V Voted as President-elect
from May 2023
ON TUESDAY,
Taylor will replace Andrea Luxton, who is retiring July 1 after serving for seven years as president of Andrews University and as the University provost for six years before that.
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Prior to becoming president-elect, Taylor served as associate director of the Department of Education at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists since 2010 and as executive secretary of the Adventist Accrediting Association. He has also served as a professor and dean of the School of Education & Psychology at Southern Adventist University and a professor, associate dean and director of doctoral programs at the School of Graduate Studies at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies in the Philippines. He also served as a professor and founding dean of the Division of Graduate Studies at Montemorelos University in Mexico.
Taylor holds PhD and master’s degrees from Andrews University, an EdD from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree from University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has presented at a wide array of conferences and professional development events around the world and has authored, or jointly authored, articles in a number of academic and professional journals.
“I have a vision for Andrews University,” says Taylor. “That vision is for our Andrews
University to be mission focused, to exemplify exceptional excellence in academics and services, be nimble in process and program, and be committed. Committed to God and His word, to the philosophy of Adventist education, to our University’s heritage and values, to create a warm and supportive setting for faculty and staff, and to serve its students and constituents well.”
“By God’s grace, I endeavor to lead with empathy and compassion, with a clear sense of purpose, and with moral and ethical integrity. Throughout our University, I will seek to advance the biblical worldview and to promote strategies that nurture faith,” adds Taylor.
The selection of Taylor was guided by the work of a Board-appointed Presidential Search Committee. Artur Stele, chairperson of the Presidential Search Committee and chair of the Andrews University Board of Trustees, says, “We believe that Taylor … reflects an opportunity to continue the visionary, thoughtful and God-centered leadership that President Luxton has offered to Andrews over the last seven years.”
Stele adds that “while we have been seriously praying for God’s guidance of this search process, we all now need to pray even more for our new president as he seeks God’s leading and influence, and especially as he works closely with the Andrews University community … as President-elect Taylor and that community seek to reflect and fulfill God’s will for His University.”
To read more about President-elect Taylor, visit andrews.edu/agenda/62441. P
Andrews University Office of University Communication