William D. Underwood

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William D. Underwood has been the eighteenth President of Mercer University since 2006.[1][2] He was the interim President of Baylor University from 2005 to 2006.[3]

Biography[]

Underwood graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and received a J.D. from the University of Illinois in 1985.[1][2][3] He was an editor of the University of Illinois Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.[1][2][3] He clerked for the Honorable Sam D. Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [4] Underwood then joined the firm of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman and Blumenthal in Dallas, Texas. [5] [2][3] In 1990, he became a law professor at Baylor University.[2][3] While a professor at the law school, he served as interim President of Baylor University from 2005 to 2006.[1] Since 2006, he has served as the President of Mercer University.[1]

Underwood has been involved with the American Law Institute, the American Bar Foundation, the Texas Bar Foundation, the Atlanta Regional Consortium on Higher Education, the Tubman Museum, the , the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, the American Baptist Historical Society, and MidCountry Financial Corporation.[1][2][3][6][7][8] Underwood is a Baptist.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Mercer Presidency biography
  2. ^ a b c d e f Midcountry Financial Corporation
  3. ^ a b c d e f Baylor Presidency biography
  4. ^ "About the President". Mercer University. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. ^ "Regents Appoint William Underwood As Interim President". Media and Public Relations | Baylor University. 2005-04-29. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  6. ^ Georgia Cancer Coalition
  7. ^ Georgia Chamber of Commerce
  8. ^ American Baptist Historical Society
  9. ^ Baylor Mag
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