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Dr. Robert L. Wyatt assumed his duties as the 16th President of Coker College on July 1, 2009. He formerly was Dean of the Breech School of Business Administration at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Wyatt began directing the daily operations of the Business School at Drury, a midsized university of 5,500 students, including 1,600 undergraduates, in 2001. Among his accomplishments Wyatt launched the Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship, reaffirmed accreditation by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, and successfully revised the curriculum with a focus on required international study and internships. Wyatt also secured approval for Drury’s plan to earn accreditation the next year from the Association to Advance College Schools of Business. Business Administration is the largest undergraduate major at Drury. For a short time, Wyatt served as Drury University’s Associate Dean for the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies. He began teaching at Drury in 1996, during which time he was named a Sam Walton Fellow and co-founded the university’s acclaimed Students in Free Enterprise program. Prior to that, he was Dean of the McAfee School of Business Administration at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. In 2007, Wyatt was selected as one of the 37 American Council on Education Fellows to participate in a yearlong distinguished higher education leadership development program. He was placed at Hendrix College in Arkansas where he worked closely with the college administration in faculty governance, fundraising, enrollment, and institutional advancement. Wyatt’s other professional honors include the Leavey Award for Excellence in Free Enterprise Education, induction into the Students in Free Enterprise Hall of Fame, and inclusion in “Who’s Who Among American College Teachers.” He is also a recipient of the Jack Kahl Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, named for the visionary CEO and author of the book “Leading from the Heart.” Wyatt holds a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Memphis (1993), a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (1989), and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Arkansas (1983). Robert and his wife, Nancy, have an eleven-year old daughter, Lara. Current News from the President's Office President Wyatt Joins Commission on Effective Leadership |