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B. Keith Faulkner, JD, LLM, MBA

CSU President

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LL.M. Litigation Management from Baylor University School of Law, Waco, TX

Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration, 2001 from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, NC

Master of Business Administration from Campbell University Lundy Fetterman School of Business, Buies Creek, NC

B.S. Business Administration, Finance Emphasis from Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC

Certificate of Completion from Naval Nuclear Power School and Training Pipeline, Charleston, SC

Courses and topics covered in Nuclear Power Program included:

Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Reactor Technology; Nuclear Reactor
Principles; Chemistry; Electrical Power Theory and Generation; Health
Physics; Materials Science and Metallurgy; Mechanical Theory;
Thermodynamics

About B. Keith Faulkner, JD, LLM, MBA

B. Keith Faulkner was appointed the fourth President of Charleston Southern University on July 26, 2023.

Faulkner earned his Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. He also holds an LLM in litigation management from Baylor University School of Law. In 1998, he graduated with honors from Charleston Southern University, with a BS in business administration-finance emphasis—where he won the Outstanding Business Administration Student Award that same year. He served in the U.S. Navy where he worked as a nuclear power plant operator and technician. For four of those years, his responsibilities were aboard a fast-attack nuclear powered submarine—the USS Billfish. Already built to be a CSU Buccaneer living on the high seas, his longest stay under water was almost two months.

Before being selected president of CSU, Faulkner had 20 years of higher education experience; he served as president and dean of Appalachian School of Law in Virginia. Prior to this, he served as the dean of Liberty University School of Law and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business at Campbell University. He also served as interim dean at Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Over his career, he and his teams have launched online programs, developed innovative partnerships with industry, enjoyed success in fundraising, and many other notable accomplishments.

A native of Montgomery County, North Carolina, Faulkner is married to his high school sweetheart, Patty, and they have three children: Hannah, Erin, and Ryan.

Learn more about CSU' s Fourth President at www.charlestonsouthern.edu/about/president/

"My time in Christian higher education has helped me to see the power of Christ in unifying all things. Faith and inquiry are not at odds but are clarified and unified through Him. I have been privileged to serve as the dean of three law schools and a business school. These experiences have shown me that developing students – academically, professionally, personally, and spiritually – is what excites me. I really enjoyed practicing law, but I love being a professor, dean, and president because our team is training the next generation of servant leaders to go out and fulfill the Great Commission."
B. Keith Faulkner, JD, LLM, MBA

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