b'However,thatlackofappreciationwouldsoonWarmackservedaspresidentofHarris-Stowe change. Warmack was a standout on the Delta StateState University for five years. According to Harris-UniversitybasketballteamwhereheearnedhisStowes website, at the time of his appointment, Dr. bachelors degree in education and his masters degreeDwaun J. Warmack was one of the youngest serving in sociology. He earned his doctorate in educationalpresidents of a four-year institution in the nation.leadershipwithaspecializationinhighereducationForsomeonewhosaidheneverhadthe luxuryof fromUnionUniversityinJackson,Tennessee,andexperiencingthecorporateAmericaenvironment his post-doctoral studies in educational leadership atbeforebecomingauniversitypresident,Warmack Harvard University School of Education. foundawaytoraiseapproximately$15million atHarris-Stoweanddevelopedmorethan16 Warmack excelled in his first job as the coordinatorpartnerships with Fortune 500 companies and other for Student Life at Delta State University.His nextorganizations. position was director of Multicultural Affairs and theIneverypositionIvetaken,itsaboutthemission Multicultural Center at Western Carolina Universityand the ministry of the work, and so I go where God inCullowhee,N.C.Hesoonadvancedtodirectorleads me to serve, he said.of programs and associate director of the University Centerbeforeleavingtostarthisfive-yearstintasIn2019,Godled Warmacktoanotherstoponhis the associate dean of students at Rhodes College inSouthern tour of sortsClaflin University, an affiliate Memphis, Tenn.ofThe United Methodist Church. TheyoungleadermadeanothercareerstopatGUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS Bethune-CookmanUniversitywherehebecameaWarmack said the most significant aspect of being in senior vice president for Administration and Studenthigher education is ensuring student success.Services.Graduationisthemostrewardingday,saida Prior to his current presidency at Claflin University,smilingWarmack.Hevividlyrecallsseeingthe 12IMARA'