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Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. is the 6th President of Houghton University. He formerly served as Dean and Professor of Education at Belmont University, as Kentucky’s Commissioner of Education, and as Executive Director of Education Policy and Programs in the Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet. 

A native of the City of New Orleans, Wayne completed undergraduate studies at Loyola University New Orleans, a master's degree at The University of Akron, teacher preparation at The University of New Orleans, and a PhD at North Carolina State University. His was a middle and high school special education teacher in public school districts in Louisiana and North Carolina, and a full-time faculty member at the University of Kentucky.

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