Paine College hires Dr. Lester A. McCorn as new president
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Paine College has hired a new president.
Dr. Lester A. McCorn will be leaving Clinton College, a historically Black college like Paine.
Since 2017, McCorn has served as president and professor of christian leadership at Clinton College, located in Rock Hill, S.C.
According to a press release on Paine College’s website, McCorn is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. He served as pastor of churches in Boston, Connecticut, Atlanta and as Senior Pastor of the Historic 1,500-member Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church in Baltimore.
On his own Facebook page, he posted: “After seven sweet years of progress at Clinton College, I have accepted the appointment as the new President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. I look forward to the next chapter, being grateful for the journey at Clinton College. I solicit your prayers.”
In the press release, officials say McCorn will take over the role on January 1, 2025.
“Dr. McCorn is a proven leader who has demonstrated a clear and concise vision for institutional change, while identifying and executing a comprehensive plan designed to achieve successful student outcomes,” said Michael Thurmond, chairman of the Paine College Board of Trustees.
Longtime Paine President Cheryl Evans Jones announced her retirement at the end of last school year but stayed on until a new president could be brought on board.
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Clinton was founded in 1894 by the AME Zion Church.
Paine College was founded in 1882 and is d with the United Methodist Church and Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
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