DR. DEWAYNE THOMPSON

Chair, Department of Business
Professor of Business Administration

Dewayne Thompson, DBA, has served as the Chair of the Department of Business at Lee University since 2006. He has been listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers and received Lee's prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award in 1987. He has served in leadership positions at the university for twelve years and is in his 30th year as a faculty member.

Thompson serves as president of Southeastern Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and is the chair of the Board of Directors for the Caring Place.  He is an active member at Westmore Church of God and serves on various committees and councils for the Chamber of Commerce and other community agencies, such as United Way.

Thompson and his wife, Cathy, have two daughters, Amie and Lauren. He enjoys reading and landscaping and is a native of McMinnville, Tennessee.